CVE-2005-2072

SUN Solaris - Access Control

Title source: rule

Description

The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Przemyslaw Frasunek · clocalsolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1074
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Przemyslaw Frasunek · clocalsolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1073

Scores

EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 52.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (4)
sun/solaris 8.0
sun/solaris 9.0 (2 CPE variants)
sun/solaris 10.0
sun/sunos 5.8
Published Jun 29, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026