CVE-2008-6024 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Solaris NFS filesystems via the kernel NFSv4 client when automountd is active.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6024?
CVE-2008-6024 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 2 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the NFSv4 client module in the kernel on Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_37, when automountd is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unresponsive NFS filesystems) via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6024?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6024?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6024 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-2008-6024 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6024 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9q36-hpfp-cfwc.