CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0158

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Xsun on Solaris 2.6 through 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -co (color database) command line argument.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk as local users can gain full administrative privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Solaris to the latest version and restrict access to Xsun to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Xsun on Solaris 2.6 through 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -co (color database) command line argument.

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