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    CVE-2005-2072

    The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.

    Published:Jun 29, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 29, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00292
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sunos

    Exploits

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.htmlhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.htmlhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1073https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1074

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/15841
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014537
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101794-1
    http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=3497
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/15841
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014537
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101794-1
    http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=3497
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High