CVE-2004-0360 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 18 Mar 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit an unknown vulnerability in the Solaris passwd utility to escalate privileges.

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-2004-0360?

CVE-2004-0360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 18 Mar 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in passwd(1) in Solaris 8.0 and 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0360?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-0360 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0360 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Sun Solaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m84w-pr2q-p5w6.