CVE-2008-4556
Stack-based buffer overflow in the adm_build_path function in sadmind in Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 69.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- Sun Solaris sadmind adm_build_path() Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/solaris/sunrpc/sadmind_adm_build_pathRank greatdisclosed 14 Oct 2008
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Sun Solaris sadmind - 'adm_build_path()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16325remote, solarispublished 3 Jul 2010Verified
- Solaris 9 (UltraSPARC) - 'sadmind' Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6786remote, solarispublished 19 Oct 2008Verified
- Solaris sadmind adm_build_path - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9920remote, solarispublished 14 Oct 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 6786 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 69.9% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- ADV-2008-2824 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32283 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- sunsolstice-adminsuite-admbuildpath-bo(45858) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 245806 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 6786 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-448.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1021059 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 31751 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2008001.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 50019 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 4408 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20081014 [RISE-2008001] Sun Solstice AdminSuite sadmind adm_build_path()Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32812 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3230 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-4537 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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