CVE-2005-2072
The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.00% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.htmlExploit
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.htmlExploit
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15841Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014537
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101794-1
- http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=3497
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.htmlExploit
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.htmlExploit
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15841Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014537
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101794-1
- http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=3497
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.