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CVE-2005-2072

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.00%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-06-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2005-2072
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.00%

Original NVD 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.