CVE-2003-1056 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the Solaris ed editor.
- 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-2003-1056?
CVE-2003-1056 is a high-severity path traversal 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
The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1056?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1056?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2003-1056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6mwq-7jcm-8gmw.