If you are running the Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 operating environments a local or remote attacker might gain root access to the NIS domain master server. There may be no symptoms that the server has been exploited to gain unauthorized access.
Workaround: Apply one of the following patches to fix the potential security issue.
If you are running the Solaris 2.6 operating environment, apply patch 106303-03.
If you are running the Solaris 7 operating environment, apply patch 111590-02.
If you are running the Solaris 8 operating environment, apply patch 111596-02.