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CVE-2002-1871

pkgadd in Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 installs files setuid/setgid root if the pkgmap file contains a "?" (question mark) in the (1) mode, (2) owner, or (3) group fields, which allows attackers to elevate privileges.

Published

2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.6	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.5.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.7	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.8	Yes

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-45693-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9544.php Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5208 Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-45693-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9544.php Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5208 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)