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Sun Grid Engine rsh Client Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA18580	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-01-24
Last Update:	2006-03-28
Popularity:	5,354 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Sun Grid Engine (SGE) 5.x Sun Grid Engine (SGE) 6.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-0408

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Grid Engine (SGE), which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "utilbin/[arch]/rsh" client. This can be exploited by malicious users to gain root privileges. The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 6.0u7_1. Solution: Update to version 6.0 Update7_1 (6.0u7_1): http://gridengine.sunsource.net/project/gridengine/download60.html Apply patches for versions 5.3 and 6.0: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102268-1 Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by vendor. Changelog: 2006-01-26: Added CVE reference. 2006-03-28: Updated "Solution" section and added link to vendor advisory. Original Advisory: http://gridengine.sunsource.net/project/gridengine/60patches.txt http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102268-1

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