CVE-2007-5462

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun Solaris RPC services library (librpcsvc) on Solaris 8 through 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mountd crash) via unspecified packets to a server that exports many filesystems, and allows local users to cause a denial of service (automountd crash) via unspecified requests to mount filesystems from a server that exports many filesystems.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2007-10-15 22:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:46 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 2.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2007-10-15 22:17 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:46 UTC

Exploit probability

2.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-20 · Improper input validation

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Sun Solaris 8.0
• Sun Solaris 9.0
• Sun Solaris 10.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

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