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Status published
High
CVE-2004-2686
Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
- http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
solaris, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 23rd, 2007
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.