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CVE-2002-0573

Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execu

Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot be executed.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.47418
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
sun solarisall versions
sun sunosall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
poconline.securityfocus.com · 270268online.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD03 Jul 2002 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.htmlPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.phpPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/778
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639Vendor Advisory
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