CVE-2005-4797

Solaris vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

29.2%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an "Unlink data file" command.

Affected vendor

Sun

Affected product

Solaris

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Published

2005-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 29.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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