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CVE-2004-2686
Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel…
High7.2EPSS 1.2%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via crafted (1) mount or (2) sysfs system calls. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2004-1767, but there are insufficient details to be sure.
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)
- 1.2% · top 33% of all CVEs (3 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
Affected products
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References (6)
- 9962 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20040407 Solaris vfs_getvfssw() local kernel exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20040407 Solaris vfs_getvfssw() local kernel exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1381 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1008833 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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