CVE-2002-0089

CVE-2002-0089 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the admintool utility within Solaris versions 2.5 through 8. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve root privileges by supplying excessively long arguments to the -d command-line option or the PRODVERS argument in the .cdtoc file. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.