Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 Remote Procedure Call race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Remote Procedure Call Module. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6180. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Remote Procedure Call Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the Remote Procedure Call kernel module (rpcmod) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2007. The weakness was shared 11/29/2007 with IBM (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6180 since 11/29/2007. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22250 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is . The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115684 (Solaris Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Module Vulnerability May Result in System Panic (1000518.1)).

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 (38718), Tenable (22250), SecurityFocus (BID 26627†), OSVDB (40821†) and Secunia (SA28057†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22250
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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⛔
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6180 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6180
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3479
X-Force: 38718 - Sun Solaris RPC Module denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 26627 - Sun Solaris RPC Module Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28057
OSVDB: 40821 - Solaris Remote Procedure Call kernel Module (rpcmod) Unspecified Local Race Condition DoS
SecurityTracker: 1019011
Vulnerability Center: 17370 - Sun Solaris 8 - 10 Race Condition in rpcmod Allows Local DoS via Unspecified Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4035

Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2007 13:49
Updated: 06/02/2025 02:36
Changes: 12/03/2007 13:49 (85), 08/03/2019 16:37 (1), 03/16/2021 08:50 (4), 06/02/2025 02:36 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:128:103

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