CVE-2003-1063

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Published Feb 8, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The patches (1) 105693-13, (2) 108800-02, (3) 105694-13, and (4) 108801-02 for cachefs on Solaris 2.6 and 7 overwrite the inetd.conf file, which may silently reenable services and allow remote attackers to bypass the intended security policy.

Affected Products

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1053	The patches (1) 105693-13, (2) 108800-02, (3) 105694-13, and (4) 108801-02 for cachefs on Solaris 2.6 and 7 overwrite the inetd.conf file, which may silently reenable services and allow remote attackers to bypass the intended security policy.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.544% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-56300-1
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-134.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8461
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12942

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sun Solaris Sunos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 8, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:12 AM
Reserved: Feb 8, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 20, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

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