Description
Buffer overflow in Xsun on Solaris 2.6 through 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -co (color database) command line argument.
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 1
- Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8 - XSun Color Database File Heap Overflow EDB-21360 · local · Apr 2, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14 vdb-entry signature
- solaris-xsun-co-bo(8703) vdb-entry
- 20020402 NSFOCUS SA2002-01: Sun Solaris Xsun "-co" heap overflow mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:33 vdb-entry signature
- 20020402 NSFOCUS SA2002-01: Sun Solaris Xsun "-co" heap overflow mailing-list
- http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F108652
- 4408 vdb-entry