CVE-2002-0573
Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot be executed.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.22% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/778
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/778
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.