What is the severity of CVE-2002-1587?

CVE-2002-1587 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1587?

To fix CVE-2002-1587, you should upgrade to a patched version of the affected Solaris or SunOS operating systems.

Who is affected by CVE-2002-1587?

Local users on Solaris versions 2.5.1 through 8 and SunOS 5.5.1 through 5.8 are affected by CVE-2002-1587.

What type of vulnerability is identified by CVE-2002-1587?

CVE-2002-1587 is a vulnerability that allows local denial of service by causing an application to hang.

What applications are vulnerable according to CVE-2002-1587?

Applications that utilize the libthread library on affected Solaris or SunOS systems are vulnerable to CVE-2002-1587.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2002-1587

low

2.1

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

4/12/2002

8/2/2005

8/8/2024

CVE-2002-1587

First published: Wed Dec 04 2002(Updated: )

The libthread library (libthread.so.1) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) of an application that uses libthread by causing the application to wait for a certain mutex.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=2.5.1
Sun SunOS	=5.7
Sun SunOS	=5.8
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=7.0
Sun SunOS	=5.5.1
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=2.6
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=8.0
Sun SunOS

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1587?
CVE-2002-1587 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1587?
To fix CVE-2002-1587, you should upgrade to a patched version of the affected Solaris or SunOS operating systems.
Who is affected by CVE-2002-1587?
Local users on Solaris versions 2.5.1 through 8 and SunOS 5.5.1 through 5.8 are affected by CVE-2002-1587.
What type of vulnerability is identified by CVE-2002-1587?
CVE-2002-1587 is a vulnerability that allows local denial of service by causing an application to hang.
What applications are vulnerable according to CVE-2002-1587?
Applications that utilize the libthread library on affected Solaris or SunOS systems are vulnerable to CVE-2002-1587.

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