CVE-2002-1871

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

pkgadd in Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 installs files setuid/setgid root if the pkgmap file contains a "?" (question mark) in the (1) mode, (2) owner, or (3) group fields, which allows attackers to elevate privileges.

Affected products

Sun Solaris: 2.6
Sunos: 5.5.1, 5.7, 5.8

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-45693-1
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9544.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5208
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-45693-1
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9544.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5208

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