CVE-2003-0722 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 88.8% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 88.77% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-09-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | solaris |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Solaris Sadmind - Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-06-22 |
| exploit-db | Solaris Sadmind - Default Configuration Remote Code Execution | 2003-09-19 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0115.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106391959014331&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9742
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-56740-1&searchclause=security
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-148.shtml
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.16.03.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41870
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8615
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1273
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0115.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106391959014331&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9742
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-56740-1&searchclause=security
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-148.shtml
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.16.03.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41870
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8615
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1273
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