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CVE-2002-1871 Details

Description

pkgadd in Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 installs files setuid/setgid root if the pkgmap file contains a "?" (question mark) in the (1) mode, (2) owner, or (3) group fields, which allows attackers to elevate privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-45693-1 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9544.php CVEPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5208 CVEPatch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-45693-1 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9544.php [email protected]Patch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sun solaris
2.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sun sunos
5.5.1
5.7
5.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-1871
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2002
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2002-1871 Details - Not Deferred