HIGH
The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT
Published Jun 29, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.00%
Description
The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.
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.
1.00% 0.00998
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00998
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.00% (0.00998) | 61.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.00% (0.00998) | 58.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 53.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15841 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014537 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101794-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=3497 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15841 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014537 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101794-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=3497 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 29, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 29, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2072
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a