CVE-2005-2072 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 29 Jun 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid programs on Solaris.

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-2005-2072?

CVE-2005-2072 is a high-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

The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2072?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-2072 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2072 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

All Sun Solaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xvp7-pvpj-c69f.