Solaris/Irix DES Authentication Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Solaris and Irix. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component DES Authentication. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-1584. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Solaris and Irix (Operating System) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the component DES Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the AUTH_DES authentication for RPC in Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, and 7, SGI IRIX 6.5 to 6.5.19f, and possibly other platforms, allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 12/24/2002. The weakness was released 12/27/2002 by FIRST as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1584 since 02/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/03/2025).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13091 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 68514 (Sun Solaris RPC AUTH_DES Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10935), Tenable (13091), SecurityFocus (BID 6484†), OSVDB (14848†) and Secunia (SA7899†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 13091
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/24/2002 🔍
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12/27/2002 +3 days 🔍
12/27/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/27/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2003 +21 days 🔍
01/20/2003 +3 days 🔍
06/27/2004 +524 days 🔍
02/08/2005 +226 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3460 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +4052 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19271
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 10935 - Sun Solaris AUTH_DES RPC requests could allow elevated privileges
SecurityFocus: 6484 - Sun Solaris RPC AUTH_DES Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 7899 - Solaris AUTH_DES Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 14848 - Sun Solaris Operating System, RPC AUTH_DES Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1005934
Vulnerability Center: 4629 - Sun Solaris versions 2.5.1, 2.6, 7 Allows Gaining Elevated Privileges via RPC Request, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 22:01
Updated: 09/03/2025 23:20
Changes: 07/31/2014 22:01 (70), 06/04/2019 20:59 (3), 06/28/2021 08:33 (4), 01/21/2025 09:23 (16), 09/03/2025 23:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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