VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0089
Buffer overflow in admintool in Solaris 2.5 through 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via long arguments to (1) the -d command line option, or (2) the PRODVERS argument in the .cdtoc file.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in admintool in Solaris 2.5 through 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via long arguments to (1) the -d command line option, or (2) the PRODVERS argument in the .cdtoc file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270122
- http://www.esecurityonline.com/advisories/eSO2397.aspPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8954.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8955.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4624
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A67
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A68
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270122
- http://www.esecurityonline.com/advisories/eSO2397.aspPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8954.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8955.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4624
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A67
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A68
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.