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CVE-2005-0816

• 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: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in newgrp in Solaris 7 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sun Solaris: 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
• Sunos: 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013462
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12838
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19729
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013462
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12838
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19729

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