VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-1068
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4659277, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1082.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4659277, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1082.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8957/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55260-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7835
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8957/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55260-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7835
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.