CVE-2006-0769 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0769 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-0769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 18 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sun Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0769/index.md)
Local attackers can escalate privileges on Solaris 10 Kerberos systems via an unspecified vulnerability in in.rexecd.
- 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-2006-0769?
CVE-2006-0769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 18 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 in.rexecd in Solaris 10 allows local users to gain privileges on Kerberos systems via unknown attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0769?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-0769 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jw9-849q-vmh5.