CVE-2005-1591 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 16 May 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can disable the NIS+ service on Solaris systems, causing a denial of service for network information services.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-1591?

CVE-2005-1591 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 16 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in NIS+ on Solaris 7, 8, and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (rpc.nisd disabled and NIS+ unavailable) via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1591?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1591 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-2005-1591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rwqg-pmhv-g69f.