Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-1068
CVE-2003-1068
Description
Buffer overflow in utmp_update for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to gain root privileges, as identified by Sun BugID 4659277, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1082.
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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 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:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6 - 9
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
5- secunia.com/advisories/8957/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-105.shtmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7835nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11083nvd
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