CVE-2002-2089 Buffer overflow in rcp in Solaris 9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
Medium 4.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2089 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2002-2089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 5 Aug 2005.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sun Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2089/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2089?
CVE-2002-2089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 5 Aug 2005.
Official description
Buffer overflow in rcp in Solaris 9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2089?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2089?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-2089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8gh-4prj-96wm.