CVE-2004-0481 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The logging feature in kcms_configure in the KCMS package on Solaris 8 and 9, and possibly other versions, allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the KCS_ClogFile file.

Published: 2005-02-24

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0480	The logging feature in kcms_configure in the KCMS package on Solaris 8 and 9, and possibly other versions, allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the KCS_ClogFile file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57706-1
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=206&type=vulnerabilities

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris Sunos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-24T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:59:33.428Z

Reserved: 2004-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0481

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-02-23T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0481

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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