CVE-2003-1575 Auth bypass in n/a
Local users can bypass file permissions on VxFS filesystems in Sun Solaris due to improper ACL inheritance, requiring a vendor patch.
- 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-2003-1575?
CVE-2003-1575 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VERITAS File System (VxFS) 3.3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 before MP1 Rolling Patch 02 for Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through 9 does not properly implement inheritance of default ACLs in certain circumstances related to the characteristics of a directory inode, which allows local users to bypass intended file permissions by accessing a file on a VxFS filesystem.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1575?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Vxfs.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1575?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2003-1575 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1575 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-598h-cgm6-2m38.