CVE-2007-0393 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by closing standard file descriptors before invoking setuid programs in Sun Solaris 9.

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-2007-0393?

CVE-2007-0393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 19 Jan 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sun Solaris 9 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0393?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0393?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0393 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-0393 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Solaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqq7-42hf-m9r8.

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