Unknown vulnerability in the sysinfo system call for Solaris for SPARC 2.6 through 9, and…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unknown vulnerability in the sysinfo system call for Solaris for SPARC 2.6 through 9, and Solaris for x86 2.6, 7, and 8, allows local users to read kernel memory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00377 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Running on | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Running on | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Running on | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Running on | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Running on | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Running on ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Running on ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Running on ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Running on ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1062
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8979-vfg4-4gcw
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2003-1062 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1062 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8979-vfg4-4gcw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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