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CVE-2003-1563

Sun Cluster 2.2 through 3.2 for Oracle Parallel Server / Real Application Clusters (OPS/RAC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (cluster node panic or abort) by launching a daemon listening on a TCP port that would otherwise be used by the Distributed Lock Manager (DLM), possibly involving this daemon responding in a manner that spoofs a cluster reconfiguration.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2003-1563 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from sun, from sun, from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2003, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.6	No
Operating System	sun	solaris	7	No
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.8	No
Application	sun	cluster	2.2	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.8	No
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.9	No
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.10	No
Application	sun	cluster	3.0	Yes
Application	sun	cluster	3.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.9	No
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.10	No
Application	sun	cluster	3.2	Yes

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101393-1 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200810-1 ([email protected])
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3672 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3672 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9137 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101393-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200810-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3672 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3672 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9137 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.