# CVE-2003-1071: rpc.walld (wall daemon) for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to send messages to logged on users that appear to come from arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-02-08 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

rpc.walld (wall daemon) for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to send messages to logged on users that appear to come from arbitrary user IDs by closing stderr before executing wall, then supplying a spoofed from header.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11608
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305105
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6509
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006682
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/944241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7825/
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-51980-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005882
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22120

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