CVE-2007-6225 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 4 Dec 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users in Linux branded zones on 64-bit x86 Solaris 10 can cause a system panic, resulting in 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-2007-6225?

CVE-2007-6225 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 4 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 10, when 64bit mode is used on the x86 platform, allows local users in a Linux (lx) branded zone to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6225?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6225?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6225 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-2007-6225 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6225 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pccv-c564-f9pj.