CVE-2006-0227 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.6 Published 17 Jan 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can delete arbitrary files or disable the LP print service in Sun Solaris, causing denial of service and data loss.

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-2006-0227?

CVE-2006-0227 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 17 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in lpsched in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allow local users to delete arbitrary files or disable the LP print service via unknown attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0227?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0227?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0227 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-2006-0227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Solaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c92p-rfc8-xqwv.