CVE-2007-5319 Denial of service in n/a

Low 3.5 Published 9 Oct 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users with console access can cause a denial of service by rendering the system console unusable in Sun Solaris.

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-2007-5319?

CVE-2007-5319 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 9 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the vuidmice STREAMS modules in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users with console (/dev/console) access to cause a denial of service ("unusable" system console) via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5319?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5319?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5319 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-2007-5319 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5319 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pwjx-xp95-jf39.