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 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 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.

aspppd on Solaris 2.5 x86 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.asppp.fifo file.

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

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

Guessable magic cookies in X Windows allows remote attackers to execute commands, e.g. through xterm.

In Solaris 2.2 and 2.3, when fsck fails on startup, it allows a local user with physical access to obtain root access.

The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x, allow any local user to read from the device, which could be used by an attacker to monitor conversations happening near a machine that has a microphone.