Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0 rwho Daemon memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0. This affects an unknown part of the component rwho Daemon. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1351. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component rwho Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in the rwho daemon (in.rwhod) for Solaris 7 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2004. The weakness was disclosed 12/07/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1351 since 01/06/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/06/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38386 (Sun Solaris in.rwhod Daemon Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18385), SecurityFocus (BID 11840†), OSVDB (12269†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20672†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22552

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X-Force: 18385
SecurityFocus: 11840 - Sun Solaris IN.RWHOD(1M) Daemon Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12269 - CVE-2004-1351 - Sun - Solaris - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20672 - Sun Solaris 7-9 rwho Daemon (in.rwhod) Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:25
Updated: 07/06/2025 18:54
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:25 (65), 08/26/2019 10:40 (3), 07/06/2025 18:54 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:798:103

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