Description
Buffer overflow in the format command in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users with access to format (such as the "File System Management" RBAC profile) to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4307.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28519
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19657
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21581
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3355
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016727
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22295
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2164
Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102519-1
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (6)
sun/solaris
8.0 (3 CPE variants)
sun/solaris
9.0 (3 CPE variants)
sun/solaris
10.0 (4 CPE variants)
sun/sunos
5.8
sun/sunos
5.9
sun/sunos
5.10
Published
Aug 24, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026