CVE-2007-6413 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 17 Dec 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can bypass netgroup restrictions via NFS requests to gain root access to the filesystem on Sun Solaris 10.

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

What is CVE-2007-6413?

CVE-2007-6413 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 17 Dec 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sun Solaris 10 with the 120011-04 and 120012-04 patches, and later 120011-* and 120012-* patches, allows remote attackers to bypass certain netgroup restrictions and obtain root access to a filesystem via NFS requests from a client root user.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6413?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2007-6413 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6413 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrfq-pf96-h8mr.