Description
Heap overflow in xlock in Solaris 2.6 through 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) XFILESEARCHPATH or (2) XUSERFILESEARCHPATH environmental variable.
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 2
- Solaris 2.6/7/8 (SPARC) - xlock Heap Overflow EDB-21058 · local · Aug 10, 2001 · verified
- Solaris 8 - x86 xlock Heap Overflow EDB-21059 · local · Aug 10, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3160 vdb-entry
- solaris-xlock-bo(6967) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10 vdb-entry signature
- 20010810 NSFOCUS SA2001-05 : Solaris Xlock Heap Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:131 vdb-entry signature