CVE-2004-2686

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008833
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
44th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

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