Description
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4659277, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1082.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55260-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7835
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/8957/
Scores
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.1%
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 06, 2003
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026