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 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.

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

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.