CVE-2005-2072

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2072
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-06-29 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sun Solaris 10.0 All sparc All
Operating System Sun Solaris 8.0 All x86 All
Operating System Sun Solaris 9.0 All sparc All
Operating System Sun Solaris 9.0 All x86 All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#101794: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris Runtime Linker (ld.so.1(1)) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
[Full-disclosure] Solaris 9/10 ld.so fun af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Exploit
[Full-disclosure] Solaris 9/10 ld.so fun af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
(Sun Issues Fix) Sun Solaris 'ld.so' LD_AUDIT Validation Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
OpenSolaris Forums: Just get this: solaris 9/10 ld.so local ... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.opensolaris.org
[Full-disclosure] Solaris 9/10 ld.so fun af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Exploit
Secunia - Advisories - Sun Solaris Runtime Linker Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Sun Solaris Runtime Linker LD_AUDIT Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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