CVE-2008-4556

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 69.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the adm_build_path function in sadmind in Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

Affected products

Sun Solaris: 8, 9

References

http://osvdb.org/50019
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2008001.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/32283
http://secunia.com/advisories/32812
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4408
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245806-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-448.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497311/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31751
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021059
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2824
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3230

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