CVE-2008-4131

Solaris 8-10 - Privilege Escalation via Tag Handling in vi ex vedit view and edit

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4131. PoCs published by Eli the Bearded.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a command execution vulnerability in Sun Solaris text editors (vi) by leveraging a maliciously crafted tags file to execute arbitrary commands when a user opens a file with a specific tag.

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allow local users to gain privileges via vectors related to handling of tags with (1) the -t option and (2) the :tag command in the (a) vi, (b) ex, (c) vedit, (d) view, and (e) edit programs.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Eli the Bearded · textremotesolaris

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32393

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This exploit demonstrates a command execution vulnerability in Sun Solaris text editors (vi) by leveraging a maliciously crafted tags file to execute arbitrary commands when a user opens a file with a specific tag.

Classification

Working Poc 100%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 (vi editor)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Ability to create or modify a tags file in the target directory · Victim must open the file using vi with the -t option

MITRE ATT&CK