CVE-2003-0722

Description

The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which allows local and remote attackers to spoof Solstice AdminSuite clients and gain root privileges via a certain sequence of RPC packets.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 88.43% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41870	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8615	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/9742	third party advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-148.shtml	third party advisory government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1273	vdb entry signature
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0115.html	mailing list
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.16.03.txt
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-56740-1&searchclause=security	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106391959014331&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0722?: CVE-2003-0722 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0722?: To fix CVE-2003-0722, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0722 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0722 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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