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CVE-2003-1056

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary...

7.2 High

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
CVE-2003-1056
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
CVE-2003-1056
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1046 No score

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
EUVD-2003-1046
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6mwq-7jcm-8gmw No score

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary...

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
GHSA-6mwq-7jcm-8gmw
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-1056 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Solaris, published December 11, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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