CVE-2007-6216

Description

Race condition in the Fibre Channel protocol (fcp) driver and Devices filesystem (devfs) in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via some programs that access hardware resources, as demonstrated by the (1) cfgadm and (2) format programs.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38767 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019025 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200182-1 vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102947-1 patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/40827 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27867 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4043 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/40826 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26653 vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6216?
CVE-2007-6216 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6216?
To fix CVE-2007-6216, 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-2007-6216 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-6216 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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