PT-2001-1681 · Oracle · Solaris

Published 2001-05-24 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2001-0470

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Solaris version 8

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the SNMP proxy agent snmpd, potentially allowing local users to gain root privileges by calling snmpd with a long program name.

Recommendations For Solaris version 8, consider restricting access to the snmpd service until a fix is available, and avoid calling snmpd with long program names to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0470

Affected Products

Solaris

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0470 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0181.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0160.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6239 · Note