CVE-2007-0668 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 2 Feb 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users in non-global zones can modify read-only filesystems, causing denial of service in Sun Solaris 10.

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-2007-0668?

CVE-2007-0668 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 2 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Loopback Filesystem (LOFS) in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users in a non-global zone to move and rename files in a read-only filesystem, which could lead to a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0668?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0668?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0668 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-2007-0668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-c3p8-236j-8hvq.