CVE-2000-0471

Solaris 8 and earlier - Local Buffer Overflow in ufsrestore

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0471. PoCs published by Job de Haas of ITSX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the setuid root utility ufsrestore on Solaris systems. The exploit leverages incorrect usage of strncat functions to overflow a buffer, allowing local privilege escalation to root.

Description

Buffer overflow in ufsrestore in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long pathname.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Job de Haas of ITSX · clocalsolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20014

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the setuid root utility ufsrestore on Solaris systems. The exploit leverages incorrect usage of strncat functions to overflow a buffer, allowing local privilege escalation to root.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Solaris ufsrestore (setuid root)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable Solaris system · Presence of /usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsrestore with setuid root · Dump file created by the accompanying ufsscript
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1398
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1348
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4711
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0114.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/210
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/36866

Scores

EPSS 0.0135
EPSS Percentile 67.9%

Details

Status published
Products (25)
sun/solaris
sun/solaris 1.1.3 u1
sun/solaris 1.1.4
sun/solaris 2.4
sun/solaris 2.5
sun/solaris 2.5.1 (2 CPE variants)
sun/solaris 2.6
sun/solaris 5.4
sun/solaris 5.5
sun/solaris 5.5.1
... and 15 more
Published Jun 14, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026