CVE-2005-2071 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated network privileges on Sun Solaris 10 x86 systems via malformed traceroute arguments.
- 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-2005-2071?
CVE-2005-2071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
traceroute in Sun Solaris 10 on x86 systems allows local users to execute arbitrary code with PRIV_NET_RAWACCESS privileges via (1) a large number of -g arguments or (2) a malformed -s argument with a trailing . (dot).
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2071?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2071?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-2071 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2071 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hrp-p3jf-w6mv.