Description (CNA)
NFS on SunOS 4.1 through 4.1.2 ignores the high order 16 bits in a 32 bit UID, which allows a local user to gain root access if the lower 16 bits are set to 0, as fixed by the NFS jumbo patch upgrade.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-15.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/117&type=0&nav=sec.sba
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.