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Sun Solaris libX11 Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24975
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Release Date:
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2007-04-25
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Last Update:
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2007-07-12
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Popularity:
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5,549 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Partial Fix
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 10
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1667
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Description:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA24741
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 for both the SPARC and the x86 platform.
Solution:
Apply patches.
-- SPARC Platform --
Sun Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119059-26 or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-119059-26-1
-- x86 Platform --
Sun Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119060-25 or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-119060-25-1
Currently, there are no patches available for Sun Solaris 8 and 9.
The vendor recommends to not load X11 Window dump files from untrusted sources.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2007-07-12: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102888-1
Other References:
SA24741:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24741/
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