PT-2005-1845 · Oracle · Solaris

Published 2005-03-20 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2005-0816

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 versions 7 through 9

Description A buffer overflow issue in the newgrp command allows local users to elevate their privileges to root level.

Recommendations For Solaris versions 7 through 9, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent local users from gaining root privileges.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0816

Affected Products

Solaris

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0816 · Security Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19729 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013462 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/12838 · Note