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CVE-2004-2686
Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via crafted (1) mount or (2) sysfs system calls. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2004-1767, but there are insufficient details to be sure.
Published: Dec 31, 2004
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CWE-22
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (8)
| 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 |
| sun | sunos | 5.9 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-w8j7-864p-92c6
Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows...
References (12)
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833 Patch
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
- http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962 Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833 Patch
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
- http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962 Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.2 / 10
EPSS Score
1.17%
Top 35% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
29.2 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
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