CVE-2003-1055 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can gain root access via a buffer overflow in the Solaris LDAP library triggered by a long hostname.
- 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-2003-1055?
CVE-2003-1055 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 8 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the nss_ldap.so.1 library for Sun Solaris 8 and 9 may allow local users to gain root access via a long hostname in an LDAP lookup.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1055?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1055 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-2003-1055 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1055 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77cm-p9jx-j69c.