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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 ar

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00219
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
sun solarisall versions
sun sunosall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localSun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8/9 - vfs_getvfssw function Privilege Escalationverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 9962www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD31 Dec 2004 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833Patch
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
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