CVE-2004-0800 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a format string vulnerability in Solaris CDE Mailer 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-2004-0800?
CVE-2004-0800 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 25 Aug 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in CDE Mailer (dtmail) on Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the argv[0] value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0800?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Avaya Call Management System Server, Sun Dtmail, Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0800?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0800 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-2004-0800 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0800 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p58r-c8gg-3px9.