Buffer overflow in the format command in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users with…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the format command in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users with access to format (such as the "File System Management" RBAC profile) to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4307.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0048 41st 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 · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 beta | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:x86_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 x86_update_2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:64_bit:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:hw2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 hw2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 beta Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:x86_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 x86_update_2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:64_bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:hw2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 hw2 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4319
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m89g-rg2j-xwwq
References
More Sun Solaris vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00666 The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2001-00234 Buffer overflow in Solaris snmpXdmid SNMP to DMI mapper daemon allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-4319 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4319 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m89g-rg2j-xwwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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