Solaris rpcbind listens on a high numbered UDP port, which may not be filtered since the standard port number is 111.

Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

The access permissions for a UNIX domain socket are ignored in Solaris 2.x and SunOS 4.x, and other BSD-based operating systems before 4.4, which could allow local users to connect to the socket and possibly disrupt or control the operations of the program using that socket.

Buffer overflow in (1) pluggable authentication module (PAM) on Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.5 and (2) unix_scheme in Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via programs that use these modules such as passwd, yppasswd, and nispasswd.

Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.

Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.

Buffer overflow in Solaris fdformat command gives root access to local users.

Buffer overflow in xmcd 2.0p12 allows local users to gain access through an environmental variable.

Buffer overflow in ffbconfig in Solaris 2.5.1.

Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.

The Sun sdtcm_convert calendar utility for OpenWindows has a buffer overflow which can gain root access.

Arbitrary file creation and program execution using FLEXlm LicenseManager, from versions 4.0 to 5.0, in IRIX.

Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.

Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.

vold in Solaris 2.x allows local users to gain root access.

Kodak Color Management System (KCMS) on Solaris allows a local user to write to arbitrary files and gain root access.

admintool in Solaris allows a local user to write to arbitrary files and gain root access.

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.