CVE-2007-5462

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun Solaris RPC services library (librpcsvc) on Solaris 8 through 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mountd crash) via unspecified packets to a server that exports many filesystems, and allows local users to cause a denial of service (automountd crash) via unspecified requests to mount filesystems from a server that exports many filesystems.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.23% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37194 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103082-1 vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-437.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3490 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/40814 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200590-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018818 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37195 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27386 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27183 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26071 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5462?
CVE-2007-5462 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5462?
To fix CVE-2007-5462, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5462 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5462 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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