CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4307

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the format command in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20060821 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving profiles that permit running format with elevated privileges. This is a different issue than CVE-2006-4306 and CVE-2006-4319.

Risk Assessment

A local user can modify arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data corruption. Organizations using Solaris 8 or 9 are exposed to insider threats.

Recommendation

Update Sun Solaris to a version containing the fix from 20060821 or later. Review and restrict privilege profiles that allow running the format command with elevated privileges.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in the format command in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20060821 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving profiles that permit running format with elevated privileges, a different issue than CVE-2006-4306 and CVE-2006-4319.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS