MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an "Unlink data file" command
Published May 5, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.18%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an "Unlink data file" command.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
29.18% 0.29182
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.29182
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 29.18% (0.29182) | 98.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 29.18% (0.29182) | 97.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 73.27% (0.73269) | 98.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 84.96% (0.84964) | 99.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 87.88% (0.87882) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.72% (0.94724) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 96.19% (0.96185) | 99.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 96.34% (0.96335) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 96.24% (0.96241) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 95.68% (0.95677) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 95.19% (0.95190) | 98.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 96.34% (0.96342) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.40% (0.96400) | 99.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 66.59% (0.66589) | 99.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 66.59% (0.66589) | 98.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16367 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/18650 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16367 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/18650 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 5, 2006
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 5, 2006
Link CVE-2005-4797
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a