HIGH
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4705891, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1068
Published Feb 8, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4705891, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1068.
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.
0.42% 0.00417
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00417
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00417) | 33.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00417) | 33.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 32.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 61.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 59.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 50.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 45.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7892 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50008-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/596748 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6639 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005935 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7892 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50008-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/596748 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6639 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005935 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 8, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1082
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a