Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allow local users to gain privileges via vectors related to handling of tags with (1) the -t option and (2) the :tag command in the (a) vi, (b) ex, (c) vedit, (d) view, and (e) edit programs.
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 9/10 Text Editors - Command Execution EDB-32393 · remote · Sep 17, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 31895 third-party-advisory
- 1020898 vdb-entry
- solaris-tagfiles-code-execution(45218) vdb-entry
- 31229 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2614 vdb-entry
- 237987 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5884 vdb-entry signature
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-387.htm
- 31907 third-party-advisory