Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in ParseColors in libXm in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 can be exploited by local low-privileged users via the dtprintinfo setuid binary to escalate their privileges to root on Solaris 10 systems. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/0xdea/exploits/blob/master/solaris/raptor_dtprintlibXmas.c
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hnsecurity/vulns/blob/main/HNS-2022-01-dtprintinfo.txt
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://security.humanativaspa.it/nothing-new-under-the-sun/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/24
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
52.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
opengroup/common_desktop_environment
1.6
Published
Jan 21, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026