CVE-2004-1394 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the pfexec function of Sun Solaris 8 and 9. It allows local users with custom rights profiles to execute commands with elevated privileges if their profile contains an invalid entry in the exec_attr database. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has garnered some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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