CVE-2004-2686

Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, 9 - Local Path Traversal via VFS System Calls

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2686. PoCs published by Sinan Eren.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sun Solaris due to insufficient sanitization in the vfs_getvfssw() function, allowing attackers to load arbitrary kernel modules via directory traversal in mount() or sysfs() system calls. No actual exploit code is included, only a reference to a binary exploit.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via crafted (1) mount or (2) sysfs system calls. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2004-1767, but there are insufficient details to be sure.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Sinan Eren · textlocalsolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23874

The provided text describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sun Solaris due to insufficient sanitization in the vfs_getvfssw() function, allowing attackers to load arbitrary kernel modules via directory traversal in mount() or sysfs() system calls. No actual exploit code is included, only a reference to a binary exploit.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Sun Solaris (version not specified)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the vulnerable system · Ability to execute mount() or sysfs() system calls
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833

Scores

EPSS 0.0117
EPSS Percentile 63.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (8)
sun/solaris 2.6
sun/solaris 7.0
sun/solaris 8.0
sun/solaris 9.0
sun/sunos
sun/sunos 5.7
sun/sunos 5.8
sun/sunos 5.9
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026