CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0088

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the admintool in Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long media installation path.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the admintool.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in admintool in Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long media installation path.

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