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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...
References (14)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7892
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50008-1 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/596748 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6639
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005935
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7892
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50008-1 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/596748 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6639
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005935
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083
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