CVE-2002-1980 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the Volume Manager daemon to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on Sun Solaris systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1980?
CVE-2002-1980 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 28 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Volume Manager daemon (vold) of Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1980?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7hf-87f6-rwx5.