CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0084

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the fscache_setup function of cachefsd in Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long mount argument.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the mounting function only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the fscache_setup function of cachefsd in Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long mount argument.

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