CVE-2005-4797

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4797
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sun Solaris 10.0 All sparc All
Operating System Sun Solaris 10.0 All x86 All
Operating System Sun Solaris 7.0 All x86 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 Solaris 9.0 x86_update_2 All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.7 All All 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
www.osvdb.org/18650 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Sun Solaris printd Lets Remote Users Delete Arbitrary Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - Sun Solaris printd Daemon Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 downloads.securityfocus.com Exploit
P-280: Security Vulnerability in The "printd" Daemon af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Sun Solaris Printd Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
#101842: Security Vulnerability in The "printd" Daemon af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Patch
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