2839 : Solaris PGX32 Frame Buffer Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2003-11-20

Description

Sun Solaris on the SPARC platform with the PGX32 graphics accelerator installed contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized access. This flaw in caused by an unspecified error in the PGX32 frame buffer. It is possible to gain root access from the local machine, which may lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity and/or availability.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

Upgrade to the latest patch level for your version of Solaris, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.	Solaris	2.5.1
		2.6
		7
		8
		9

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 10267
ISS X-Force ID: 13792
CVE ID: 2003-1059 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 403
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57360

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-24 | Disagree?

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