# CVE-2003-0722: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can spoof Solstice AdminSuite clients via RPC packets to gain root privileges due to weak default authentication in sadmind.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qpx7-pvpr-53xp

## What is CVE-2003-0722?

CVE-2003-0722 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 17 Sep 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which allows local and remote attackers to spoof Solstice AdminSuite clients and gain root privileges via a certain sequence of RPC packets.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0722?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sun Solaris.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-0722?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-0722 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0722 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Solaris sadmind Command Execution (metasploit)
- Solaris Sadmind - Default Configuration Remote Code Execution (exploitdb)
- Solaris Sadmind - Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris

- [CVE-2008-3869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3869/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3870/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4556/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3093](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3093/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1081/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0722 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-0722 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 17 Sep 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0722 exists.

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-2003-0722/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0722/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0722
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0722
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0722

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