CVE-2007-2990: Medium severity Sun Solaris vulnerability

Published Jun 1, 2007
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in inetd in Sun Solaris 10 before 20070529 allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon termination) via unspecified manipulations of the /var/run/.inetd.uds Unix domain socket file.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Sun Solaris=10.0
Sun Solaris=10.0

Event History

Jun 1, 2007
CVE Published
10:30 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2990?

CVE-2007-2990 has a medium severity level due to its potential to cause local denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-2990?

To fix CVE-2007-2990, apply the latest patches from Oracle for Solaris 10.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2007-2990?

CVE-2007-2990 affects Sun Solaris 10 on both SPARC and x86 architectures.

4

Can CVE-2007-2990 be exploited remotely?

No, CVE-2007-2990 requires local access to exploit the vulnerability.

5

What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2007-2990?

Exploiting CVE-2007-2990 can lead to the termination of the inetd daemon, causing service interruption.

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