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CVE-2005-2072

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2005-06-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.

Affected Platforms

Sun SolarisSun Sunos

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References