CVE-2005-2071 describes a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the traceroute utility within Sun Solaris 10 on x86 systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with PRIV_NET_RAWACCESS privileges by supplying an excessive number of -g arguments or a malformed -s argument. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-25896), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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