Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 passwd privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component passwd. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-0360. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component passwd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in passwd(1) in Solaris 8.0 and 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2004. The weakness was disclosed 02/26/2004 by Tim Wort (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0360. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published 11 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13595 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15327), Exploit-DB (715), Tenable (13595), SecurityFocus (BID 9757†) and OSVDB (4070†). The entry VDB-536 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 13595
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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02/26/2004 🔍
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02/27/2004 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Tim Wort
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-537
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X-Force: 15327 - Sun Solaris passwd(1) allows elevated privileges, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 9757 - Sun Solaris Unspecified Passwd Local Root Compromise Vulnerability
Secunia: 10992 - Sun Solaris "passwd" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 4070 - Solaris passwd Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 7313 - Sun Solaris Allows Gaining Privileges via passwd(1) Command, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2004 11:09
Updated: 07/01/2025 09:25
Changes: 03/01/2004 11:09 (87), 06/27/2019 20:26 (1), 03/09/2021 12:09 (4), 01/22/2025 08:48 (17), 07/01/2025 09:25 (1)
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