HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in dtsession for Solaris 2.5.1 through Solaris 9 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environment variable
Published Apr 1, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in dtsession for Solaris 2.5.1 through Solaris 9 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.39% 0.00392
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00392
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 15.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0163.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHPatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-52388-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316948/30/25250/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7240 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1905 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0163.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-52388-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316948/30/25250/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7240 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1905 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 1, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 11, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0092
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a