CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4306

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20060821 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands. The issue involves the default Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) settings in the "File System Management" profile.

Risk Assessment

A local user could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands, potentially leading to system compromise or privilege escalation. This poses a serious threat to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Update Solaris to a version containing the fix (released after 20060821) or follow the vendor's guidance for RBAC configuration as soon as possible. Until patches are applied, restrict local access to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20060821 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, involving the default Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) settings in the "File System Management" profile.

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