CVE-2006-5012

6.6 MEDIUM 0.3% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 before 20060925 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disable syslog) and prevent security messages from being logged via unspecified vectors.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2006-09-27 01:07 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:30 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.6 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2006-09-27 01:07 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:30 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Sun Solaris 8.0
Sun Solaris 9.0
Sun Solaris 10.0
Sun Sunos 5.8
Sun Sunos 5.9
Sun Sunos 5.10

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.6

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record