Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Solaris local information disclosure issue. A user already logged into a vulnerable system may be able to see environment variable names and values from other processes. That matters because environments often contain credentials, tokens, database strings, or operational secrets. Exposure is mainly legacy Solaris estates, especially systems still running Solaris 8, Solaris 9, or earlier releases with local multi-user access and secrets stored in process environments. Treat as a focused legacy-system risk, not an internet-scale emergency. Prioritize systems with shared user access, privileged workloads, or secrets in process environments. Mitigation focus: Inventory Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and earlier Solaris hosts.; Review Sun/Oracle advisory 102215 and apply vendor-supported updates or upgrades.; Remove credentials and tokens from process environment variables where practical..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1470CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- solaris-ps-information-disclosure(25460)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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