The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which allows local and remote attackers to spoof Solstic
The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which allows local and remote attackers to spoof Solstice AdminSuite clients and gain root privileges via a certain sequence of RPC packets.
- Published
- Sep 22, 2003
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 88.8% · 100th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
67
This week
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- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 27 / 30 · 88.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| sun | solaris | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- sun solarisall versions
Same product
sun: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2008-4556Stack-based buffer overflow in the adm_build_path function in sadmind in Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers 61This week
- CVE-2001-0779Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.59Plan
- CVE-2002-0391Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use libc, glibc, or other code based on SunRPC including di56Plan
- CVE-2002-0033Heap-based buffer overflow in cfsd_calloc function of Solaris cachefsd allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request with 47Plan
- CVE-2002-0436sscd_suncourier.pl CGI script in the Sun Sunsolve CD pack allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in 44Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-06-22 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2003-09-19 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/solaris/sunrpc/sadmind_execSolaris sadmind Command Executionexploit | 2003-09-13 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-9 d
- First PoC-3 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+8409 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0115.html
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106391959014331&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/9742
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-56740-1&searchclause=security
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-148.shtml
- www.idefense.com/advisory/09.16.03.txt
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41870
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8615
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1273
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.