HIGH
Buffer overflow in newgrp in Solaris 7 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges
Published Mar 20, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
Buffer overflow in newgrp in Solaris 7 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges.
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% 0.00419
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00419
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 2, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.18th | 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 (4)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013462 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12838 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19729 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013462 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12838 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19729 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 20, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 20, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0816
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a