CVE-2005-4797

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pmExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/16367Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1Patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/18650
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510Exploit, Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pmExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/16367Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1Patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/18650
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510Exploit, Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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