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Sun Solaris "in.rexecd" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18891
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Release Date:
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2006-02-15
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Last Update:
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2006-02-23
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Popularity:
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7,131 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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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 10
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0769
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the "in.rexecd" daemon. This can be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on Kerberos systems.
The vulnerability has been reported in Solaris 10 on both x86 and SPARC platforms.
Solution:
Apply patches.
Solaris 10 (SPARC Platform):
Apply patch 120329-02 or later.
Solaris 10 (x86 Platform):
Apply patch 120330-02 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2006-02-23: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102186-1
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