The NFSv4 server kernel module in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_119, does not properly implement the nfs_portmon setting,…

Description

The NFSv4 server kernel module in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_119, does not properly implement the nfs_portmon setting, which allows remote attackers to access shares, and read, create, and modify arbitrary files, via unspecified vectors.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• 262668 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 35672 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1747 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 42550 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• solaris-nfsportmon-unauth-access(51450) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 35546 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100058487 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 55519 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 1022492 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-139991-03-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:44 UTC.