CVE-2004-1394 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users with custom rights profiles can execute commands with additional privileges due to improper handling of invalid exec_attr entries.
- 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-2004-1394?
CVE-2004-1394 is a medium-severity 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 pfexec function for Sun Solaris 8 and 9 does not properly handle when a custom profile contains an invalid entry in the exec_attr database, which may allow local users with custom rights profiles to execute profile commands with additional privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1394?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-1394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r84p-93f3-gh5r.