VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-2686
Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via crafted (1) mount or (2) sysfs system calls.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via crafted (1) mount or (2) sysfs system calls. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2004-1767, but there are insufficient details to be sure.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833Patch
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
- http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833Patch
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
- http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.