CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0780

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the uustat utility in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by providing a long -S command line argument.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can gain unauthorized privileges and take control of the system, leading to a breach of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately apply the security patch provided by the vendor (Sun Microsystems) or upgrade the system to a version of Solaris that is not affected by this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in uustat in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -S command line argument.

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