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CVE-2003-1082
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4705891, a…
High7.2EPSS 0.42%
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Description
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4705891, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1068.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 50008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 6639 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#596748 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- solaris-utmp-update-bo(11083) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 7892 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- N-105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 1005935 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .