CVE-2007-5225 describes an integer signedness error in the FIFO filesystems of Sun Solaris versions 8 through 10. This flaw allows a local attacker to read arbitrary kernel memory by providing a negative maximum length value to the I_PEEK ioctl. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the primary impact being a complete compromise of confidentiality (memory disclosure). While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, specifically an ExploitDB entry for a kernel memory leak. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.