Description
The Sun RPC functionality in multiple libc implementations does not provide a time-out mechanism when reading data from TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang).
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.info.apple.com/usen/security/security_updates.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2248
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/mss/MSS-OAR-E01-2004.0800.1
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10539.php
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6103
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/51082
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sgi
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021103-01-P
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/266817
Scores
EPSS
0.0394
EPSS Percentile
88.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (50)
apple/mac_os_x
10.0
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.4
apple/mac_os_x
10.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.4
... and 40 more
Published
Nov 12, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026