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CVE-2013-5834: Oracle Solaris 8 local users can disrupt system

CVE-2013-5834 · published 12 years ago

Summary

A weakness in Oracle Solaris 8 lets anyone with a regular account on the machine view or alter system information and potentially cause crashes, using the process‑listing tool. This can lead to loss of data privacy, data tampering, or denial of service. Apply the latest security update from Oracle and restrict local user privileges to only what is necessary.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
sun	sunos	5.8 `cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:::::::*`

Original advisory text

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 8 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to ps.

References

http://osvdb.org/102048
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64843 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90358

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

6.2 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published15 Jan 2014

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2013-5834 · NVD

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