CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1055

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the nss_ldap.so.1 library for Sun Solaris 8 and 9 may allow local users to gain root access via a long hostname in an LDAP lookup.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk as local users could gain unauthorized access to the system with administrative privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the nss_ldap.so.1 library to the latest version to mitigate the buffer overflow risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the nss_ldap.so.1 library for Sun Solaris 8 and 9 may allow local users to gain root access via a long hostname in an LDAP lookup.

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