CVE-2007-0165: High severity Sun SunOS vulnerability

Published Jan 10, 2007
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Sun SunOS=5.8
Sun Solaris=9.0

Event History

Jan 10, 2007
CVE Published
12:28 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0165?

CVE-2007-0165 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-0165?

To fix CVE-2007-0165, apply the relevant patches provided by the vendor for Sun Solaris 8 and 9.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2007-0165?

CVE-2007-0165 affects Sun Solaris 8 (5.8) and Solaris 9 (9.0) systems.

4

What type of attack exploits CVE-2007-0165?

CVE-2007-0165 can be exploited through malformed RPC requests that cause the rpcbind service to crash.

5

Can CVE-2007-0165 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2007-0165 can be exploited by remote attackers.

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