CVE-2007-5462: Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun Solaris RPC services library (librpcsvc) on Solaris 8 through 10 allow...

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2007-5462 is a Solaris denial-of-service issue in the RPC services library. On Solaris 8 through 10, unspecified RPC packets or requests can crash mountd or automountd in systems tied to servers exporting many filesystems. The sources do not indicate data theft, code execution, or active exploitation. Exposure is most likely in legacy Solaris 8 through 10 environments using NFS/RPC services, especially servers exporting many filesystems. Internet-facing or broadly reachable RPC/NFS services increase business impact. The bundle does not identify affected Avaya products despite an Avaya advisory reference. Prioritize if legacy Solaris NFS infrastructure still supports production workloads or is reachable beyond trusted networks. This is a service-availability risk, not a confirmed breach pathway. If those systems are retired, isolated, or patched, urgency is lower. Mitigation focus: Check Sun/Oracle and downstream vendor advisories for applicable patches or workarounds.; Restrict RPC/NFS services to trusted administrative and client networks.; Reduce unnecessary filesystem exports where operationally feasible..

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Jun 29, 2026, 02:29 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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