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CVE-2003-1082

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: Dec 31, 2003 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (7)

Vendor Product Version
sun solaris 2.6
sun solaris 7.0
sun solaris 8.0
sun solaris 9.0
sun sunos -
sun sunos 5.7
sun sunos 5.8

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-wqf3-g9hj-x2rh

Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.2 / 10
EPSS Score 0.42%

Top 65% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 28.9 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub