CVE-2000-0032 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 12 Jul 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can crash the dmispd daemon by placing a malformed file in the database directory, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0032?

CVE-2000-0032 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 12 Jul 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Solaris dmi_cmd allows local users to crash the dmispd daemon by adding a malformed file to the /var/dmi/db database.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0032?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2000-0032 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0032 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qj3-rmh9-cc9v.