CVE-2004-2686 : Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs

Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via crafted (1) mount or (2) sysfs system calls. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2004-1767, but there are insufficient details to be sure.

Published 2004-12-31 05:00:00

Updated 2018-10-30 16:26:23

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2004-2686

SUN » Sunos » Version: N/A
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Sunos » Version: 5.7
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Sunos » Version: 5.8
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Sunos » Version: 5.9
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 2.6
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 7.0 X86 Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 8.0 X86 Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 9.0 X86 Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2004-2686

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 554

IPs affected by CVE-2004-2686 2

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2686

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CVSS scores for CVE-2004-2686

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.9	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2004-2686

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2004-2686

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