CVE-2012-3178 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 17 Jan 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Oracle Sun Solaris 11 kernel via unspecified vectors.

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-2012-3178?

CVE-2012-3178 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 17 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel in Oracle Sun Solaris 11 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3178?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3178 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-2012-3178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6222-gh53-j8xq.