CVE-2009-4211

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Published Dec 4, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Readiness Review (SRR) script for the Solaris x86 platform executes files in arbitrary directories as root for filenames equal to (1) java, (2) openssl, (3) php, (4) snort, (5) tshark, (6) vncserver, or (7) wireshark, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:disa:srr_for_solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4181	The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Readiness Review (SRR) script for the Solaris x86 platform executes files in arbitrary directories as root for filenames equal to (1) java, (2) openssl, (3) php, (4) snort, (5) tshark, (6) vncserver, or (7) wireshark, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.691% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023265
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433821
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508188/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37200

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Disa Srr For Solaris

Sun Solaris

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 4, 2009, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:54 AM
Reserved: Dec 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 4, 2009, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

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