CVE-2003-0722 describes a critical vulnerability in the default installation of sadmind on Sun Solaris systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof Solstice AdminSuite clients due to weak AUTH_SYS authentication, enabling them to gain root privileges through a specific sequence of RPC packets. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA KEV, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, suggesting a high potential for exploitation, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.