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CVE-2005-4797
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: Dec 31, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (9)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| sun | solaris | 7.0 |
| sun | solaris | 8.0 |
| sun | solaris | 9.0 |
| sun | solaris | 9.0 |
| sun | solaris | 9.0 |
| sun | solaris | 10.0 |
| sun | solaris | 10.0 |
| sun | sunos | 5.7 |
| sun | sunos | 5.8 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-7cx8-j7qq-8w58
Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10...
References (18)
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16367 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635 Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1 Patch
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/18650
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510 Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16367 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635 Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1 Patch
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/18650
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
5.0 / 10
EPSS Score
29.18%
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
28.8 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub