Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0084
CVE-2002-0084
Description
Buffer overflow in the fscache_setup function of cachefsd in Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long mount argument.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=2.6 <=8
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
6- www.esecurityonline.com/advisories/eSO4198.aspnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/161931nvdUS Government Resource
- cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/04/msg00416.htmlnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A43nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A97nvd
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