CVE-2009-4211 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by placing Trojan horse programs in directories scanned by the DISA SRR script 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-2009-4211?
CVE-2009-4211 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Readiness Review (SRR) script for the Solaris x86 platform executes files in arbitrary directories as root for filenames equal to (1) java, (2) openssl, (3) php, (4) snort, (5) tshark, (6) vncserver, or (7) wireshark, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Disa Srr for Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-4211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7788-p2j7-mvh6.