CVE-2003-1067

Solaris 2.6-9 - Buffer Overflow in dbm_open and dbminit Functions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) dbm_open function, as used in ndbm and dbm, and the (2) dbminit function in Solaris 2.6 through 9 allow local users to gain root privileges via long arguments to Xsun or other programs that use these functions.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/9088/
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55420-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12379
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-108.shtml
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7991
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758

Scores

EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.7%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
sun/solaris 2.6
sun/solaris 7.0
sun/solaris 8.0
sun/solaris 9.0 (2 CPE variants)
sun/sunos
sun/sunos 5.7
sun/sunos 5.8
Published Jun 19, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026