VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-3183
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
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
Heap-based buffer overflow in w in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_124, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sun/opensolaris · sun/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/58110
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-113718-04-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266348-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://unsecurityresearch.blogspot.com/2009/02/advisories-published.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53188
- http://osvdb.org/58110
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-113718-04-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266348-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://unsecurityresearch.blogspot.com/2009/02/advisories-published.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53188
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.