Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Solaris local privilege escalation. A user who already has access to a Solaris 2.6 through 8 system could abuse Xsun’s handling of an overly long color database argument to potentially gain root privileges. Exposure is most likely on legacy Solaris 2.6, 7, or 8 hosts where Xsun is present and untrusted local users can execute it. Treat this as high priority only if legacy Solaris remains in production or sensitive environments. The business risk is privilege escalation from a local foothold to root, especially on unsupported systems. Mitigation focus: Identify Solaris 2.6 through 8 systems that still run or include Xsun.; Check Oracle/Sun legacy patch guidance, including the referenced SunSolve patch record.; Apply the relevant vendor patch where it is available and supported..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- solaris-xsun-co-bo(8703)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:33CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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