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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-4797 · published 31 December 2005

CVE-2005-4797: Sun solaris vulnerability

Sun · Solaris

Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an "Unlink data file" command.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 29% · top 1.9%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
29%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an "Unlink data file" command.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/16367 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1 Patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/18650
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510 ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/16367 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1 Patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/18650
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510 ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-4797), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.