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CVE-2005-4797
Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary…
Medium5.0EPSS 29.8%
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an "Unlink data file" command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 29.8% · top 1.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- ADV-2005-1342 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 16367 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18650 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1014635 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- solaris-printd-file-deletion(21773) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 101842 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- P-280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 14510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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