---------------------------------------------------------------------- Try a new way to discover vulnerabilities that ALREADY EXIST in your IT infrastructure. The Secunia NSI enables you to INSPECT, DISCOVER, and DOCUMENT vulnerabilities in more than 4,700 different Windows applications. Request your account, the Secunia Network Software Inspector (NSI): http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Sun Solaris RPC Services Library Denial of Service SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27183 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27183/ CRITICAL: Not critical IMPACT: DoS WHERE: >From local network OPERATING SYSTEM: Sun Solaris 8 http://secunia.com/product/94/ Sun Solaris 9 http://secunia.com/product/95/ Sun Solaris 10 http://secunia.com/product/4813/ DESCRIPTION: Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users and malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the Solaris RPC Services Library (librpcsvc), which can be exploited by e.g.: 1) Malicious, local users to crash the automountd daemon by using it to access NFS servers with a large number of exported file systems. Successful exploitation results in a DoS due to prohibited access to the networked file system, but requires that automatic mount points for NFS servers with a large number of exports are set up. 2) Malicious users to crash the mountd daemon by using it on an NFS server with a large number of exported file systems or long access lists. Successful exploitation results in a DoS due to prohibited access to the networked file system, but requires that the system is configured as NFS server with a large number of exported file systems or long access lists. SOLUTION: Apply patches. -- SPARC Platform -- Solaris 8: Apply patch 127548-01 or later Solaris 9: Apply patch 123396-01 or later Solaris 10: Apply patch 124444-01 or later -- x86 Platform -- Solaris 8: Apply patch 127549-01 or later Solaris 9: Apply patch 123397-01 or later Solaris 10: Apply patch 124445-01 or later PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103082-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------