CVE-2002-0573 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot be executed.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 47.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.47418.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099
http://www.osvdb.org/778
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79

History

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Sun Solaris Sunos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:56:37.933Z

Reserved: 2002-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0573

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-07-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0573

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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