Vulnerability Description
Unknown vulnerability in UDP RPC for Solaris 2.5.1 through 9 for SPARC, and 2.5.1 through 8 for x86, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain arguments in RPC calls that cause large amounts of memory to be allocated.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Solaris | 2.5.1 |
| Sun | Sunos | - |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8092/PatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50626-1PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6883
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006131
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11368
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8092/PatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50626-1PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6883
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006131
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11368
FAQ
What is CVE-2003-1079?
CVE-2003-1079 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Unknown vulnerability in UDP RPC for Solaris 2.5.1 through 9 for SPARC, and 2.5.1 through 8 for x86, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain arguments in ...
How severe is CVE-2003-1079?
CVE-2003-1079 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2003-1079?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.