CVE-2008-1480

Public Exploit

Description

rpc.metad in Sun Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed RPC request.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.10% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-249146-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29418	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5258	exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0206	vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-015.htm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41224	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28261	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019652	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5698	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0918/references	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1480?: CVE-2008-1480 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1480?: To fix CVE-2008-1480, 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-2008-1480 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-1480 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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