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VERITAS Cluster Server for UNIX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA17502
Release Date: 2005-11-09
Last Update: 2005-11-15
Popularity: 7,512 views

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

Software:VERITAS Cluster Server 2.x
VERITAS Cluster Server 3.x
VERITAS Cluster Server 4.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation 2.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation 3.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System 4.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Database (DB2, Oracle and Sybase) 3.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Database (DB2, Oracle and Sybase) 4.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 3.x
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 4.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in VERITAS Cluster Server for UNIX, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in several SUID root applications (e.g. haagent, haalert) when handling the VCSI18N_LANG environmental variable. This can be exploited by malicious users to gain root privileges on an affected system.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following products:
* VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System 4.0 for AIX, Linux, and Solaris
* VERITAS SANPoint Control Quickstart 3.5 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation For DB2 1.0 for AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation For DB2 4.0 for AIX and Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle 3.0 for AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle 3.5 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle 4.0 for Solaris and AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 3.5 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 4.0 for AIX, Linux, and Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Sybase 4.0 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 2.2 for Linux and VMWare ESX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 3.4 for AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 3.5 for HP-UX and Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 4.0 for AIX, Linux and Solaris
* VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) for Linux
* VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) for Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX
* VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) for Solaris, AIX, and Linux

Note: An exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available.

Solution:
Apply patches.

VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) on Solaris:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279917

VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) on Solaris:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279918

VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) on AIX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279945

VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) on AIX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279946

VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) for HP-UX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279947

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1: http://support.veritas.com/docs/279948

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (i686):
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279950

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (ia64):
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279951

VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (i686):
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279952

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on VMWare ESX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279953

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP3:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279954

Provided and/or discovered by:
Kevin Finisterre, Digital Munition.

Changelog:
2005-11-15: Added information from Digital Munition. Updated "Description", "Original Advisory" and credit sections.

Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.11.08a.html

Digital Munition:
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-1112a%5D.txt


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