Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0573
CVE-2002-0573
Description
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-10.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8971.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270268nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4639nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638099nvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0049.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/778nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A41nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A79nvd
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