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CVE-2003-1071

rpc.walld (wall daemon) for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to send messages to logged...

2.1 LowPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.07%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

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.

Record
CVE-2003-1071
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2003-1071
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1061 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2003-1061
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjwp-x435-mm74 No score

rpc.walld (wall daemon) for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to send messages to logged...

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.

Record
GHSA-qjwp-x435-mm74
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBSun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0/8/9 Wall - Spoofed Message Origin2003-01-03

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2003-1071 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Sun Solaris, published January 3, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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