Solaris rpc.rwalld Remote Format String Arbitrary Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 10950

Synopsis

An RPC service is running.

Description

The rpc.walld RPC service is running. Some versions of this server allow an attacker to gain root access remotely, by consuming the resources of the remote host then sending a specially formed packet with format strings to this host.

Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 7, 8 and 9 are vulnerable to this issue. Other operating systems might be affected as well.

Nessus did not check for this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.

Solution

Deactivate this service.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10950

File Name: rwalld_format_string.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: remote

Family: RPC

Published: 5/2/2002

Updated: 7/27/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: rpc/portmap, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0573

BID: 4639

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