Vulnerability in Sun Solaris
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.292 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.292 · newest: 0.292 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sun Solaris — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Sun Sunos — versions 5.7, 5.8
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/16367 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/18650 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773 (vdb-entry)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml (Patch, government-resource, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4797?
- CVE-2005-4797 is a vulnerability in Sun Solaris. Published 2005-12-31.
- Is CVE-2005-4797 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.