Oracle Solaris 10 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Solaris 10. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0421. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Solaris 10 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 10, when running on the SPARC64-X Platform, allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 04/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0421 since 12/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73055 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 151145-02), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122002 (Oracle Solaris 10 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUAPR2014)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92496), Tenable (73055), SecurityFocus (BID 66766†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030100†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44137†). The entries VDB-12983, VDB-12982, VDB-12981 and VDB-12980 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 73055
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 151145-02
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12964

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X-Force: 92496
SecurityFocus: 66766 - Oracle April 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1030100 - Oracle Solaris Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service, Partially Access Data, and Partially Modify Data on the Target System
Vulnerability Center: 44137 - [cpuapr2014-1972952] Oracle Solaris 10 Local DoS and Database Read and Write Vulnerabilities - CVE-2014-0421, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2014 10:33
Updated: 05/10/2026 21:13
Changes: 04/16/2014 10:33 (78), 05/25/2017 10:52 (3), 06/17/2021 09:33 (3), 05/10/2026 21:13 (16)
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