Description
catman in Solaris 2.7 and 2.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sman_PID temporary file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 4
- SunOS 5.7 Catman - Local Insecure tmp Symlink Clobber EDB-235 · dos · Dec 20, 2000 · verified
- Solaris 2.7/2.8 Catman - Local Insecure tmp Symlink EDB-233 · dos · Dec 19, 2000 · verified
- Solaris 2.x/7.0/8 - 'Catman' Race Condition (1) EDB-20520 · local · Nov 21, 2000 · verified
- Solaris 2.x/7.0/8 - 'Catman' Race Condition (2) EDB-20521 · local · Nov 21, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 6024 vdb-entry
- 20001218 Catman file clobbering vulnerability Solaris 2.x mailing-list
- solaris-catman-symlink(5788) vdb-entry