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critical 10.0

CVE-2008-4556 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the adm_build_path function in sadmind in Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers…

published 2008-10-14 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4537

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
69.9%
EPSS 69.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the adm_build_path function in sadmind in Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/solaris/sunrpc/sadmind_adm_build_path)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

69.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/solaris/sunrpc/sadmind_adm_build_path Sun Solaris sadmind adm_build_path() Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2008-10-14
  • EDB-16325 Sun Solaris sadmind - 'adm_build_path()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-07-03
  • EDB-9920 Solaris sadmind adm_build_path - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2008-10-14
  • EDB-6786 Solaris 9 (UltraSPARC) - 'sadmind' Remote Code Execution remote, 2008-10-19
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31751 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • risesecurity.org http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2008001.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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