CVE DATABASE / CVE-2002-0573
CVE-2002-0573
CVSS 7.5 · HIGH
Summary
Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided to the syslog function when the wall command cannot be executed.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | PARTIAL |
Affected products
Sun solarisSun sunos
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099
- http://www.osvdb.org/778
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.