CVE-2003-1068

high

Description

Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4659277, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1082.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7835

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtml

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55260-1

http://secunia.com/advisories/8957/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-06-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H