# CVE-2005-2072: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-06-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0908
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101794-1
- http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=3497
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014537
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034731.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15841
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14074
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034730.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034738.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1073
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1074

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