CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1082

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access to the system can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Solaris to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict system access for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4705891, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1068.

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