CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0471

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in ufsrestore in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long pathname.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to ufsrestore to trusted users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in ufsrestore in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long pathname.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS