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
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
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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