vendor:
Solaris
by:
SecurityFocus
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Privilege Escalation
264
CWE
Product Name: Solaris
Affected Version From: Solaris 2.6
Affected Version To: Solaris 9
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: o:sun:solaris
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Solaris
2002
Sun Solaris Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
It has been reported that Sun Solaris may be prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability that may allow an attacker to gain root access to a vulnerable system. The issue exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data via the vfs_getvfssw() function in the Solaris kernel. An attacker can load a user-specified kernel module by using directory traversal sequences and employing the mount() or sysfs() system calls.
Mitigation:
System administrators should ensure that all user-supplied data is properly sanitized before being passed to the kernel. Additionally, system administrators should consider disabling the mount() and sysfs() system calls.
