Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2072
CVE-2005-2072
Description
The runtime linker (ld.so) in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 trusts the LD_AUDIT environment variable in setuid or setgid programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) modifying LD_AUDIT to reference malicious code and possibly (2) using a long value for LD_AUDIT.
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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- 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: = 8, 9, 10
- 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- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.htmlnvdExploit
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.htmlnvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/15841nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspanvd
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