CVE-2004-1359 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in uucp to execute arbitrary code with uucp privileges on Sun Solaris systems.
- 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-2004-1359?
CVE-2004-1359 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 19 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in uucp for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allow local users to execute arbitrary code as the uucp user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1359?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1359 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-2004-1359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv2x-m3qj-5fh8.