Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/8.1/8.2/9.0 rpc.nisd denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/8.1/8.2/9.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component rpc.nisd. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-1591. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/8.1/8.2/9.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component rpc.nisd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in NIS+ on Solaris 7, 8, and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (rpc.nisd disabled and NIS+ unavailable) via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2005. The weakness was released 05/09/2005 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1591 since 05/16/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20509), SecurityFocus (BID 13552†), OSVDB (16167†), Secunia (SA15275†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013922†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-1470. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1466
X-Force: 20509
SecurityFocus: 13552 - Sun Solaris NIS+ Unspecified Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15275 - Sun Solaris Unspecified NIS+ Service Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 16167 - Solaris NIS+ rpc.nisd Unspecified Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1013922
Vulnerability Center: 11057 - Sun Solaris Versions 7,8,9 DoS via Unknown Vectors, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-0492

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2005 11:37
Updated: 07/02/2019 21:05
Changes: 05/30/2005 11:37 (80), 07/02/2019 21:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:100:103

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