Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 rpcbind libnsl denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part in the library libnsl of the component rpcbind. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-0165. In addition, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code in the library libnsl of the component rpcbind. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in libnsl in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed RPC requests that trigger a crash in rpcbind.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2007. The weakness was presented 01/10/2007 by Anil Kumar with BlueLane Research Team (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0165 since 01/09/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34316 (HP-UX PHNE_37110 : HP-UX Running rpcbind, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02370 SSRT071459 rev.1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116082 (HP-UX running rpcbind, Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02370)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31366), Tenable (34316), SecurityFocus (BID 21964†), OSVDB (48454†) and Secunia (SA24056†). See VDB-44588 and VDB-84953 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 34316
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_37110 : HP-UX Running rpcbind, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02370 SSRT071459 rev.1)
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OpenVAS ID: 835182
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Anil Kumar
Organization: BlueLane Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2818

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X-Force: 31366 - Sun Solaris rpcbind(1M) denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 21964 - Sun Solaris RPC Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24056
OSVDB: 48454 - HP-UX libnsl rpcbind Malformed RPC Request Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017492
Vulnerability Center: 19662 - Sun Solaris and HP HP-UX Remote DoS Vulnerability via Malformed RPC Requests, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-0110

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2007 10:51
Updated: 06/14/2025 16:41
Changes: 01/12/2007 10:51 (105), 08/18/2019 06:56 (1), 06/14/2025 16:41 (18)
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