CVE-2005-4706 Null dereference in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 1 Feb 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a system panic in Sun Solaris 10 via a null dereference in privilege management, requiring a patch.

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-2005-4706?

CVE-2005-4706 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 1 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the "privilege management" feature of Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that trigger a null dereference in the secpolicy_fs_common function.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4706?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-4706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Solaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gxhc-x37q-m5qc.