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FreeBSD ypserv Inoperative Access Controls Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20389
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Release Date:
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2006-06-01
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Popularity:
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5,623 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | FreeBSD 5.x
FreeBSD 6.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2655
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Description:
A security issue has been reported in FreeBSD, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The problem is caused due to an error in ypserv as the "securenets" mechanism for restricting access to NIS maps is disabled.
Solution:
Update FreeBSD or apply patches.
Fixed versions:
2006-05-31 22:31:21 UTC (RELENG_6, 6.1-STABLE)
2006-05-31 22:31:42 UTC (RELENG_6_1, 6.1-RELEASE-p1)
2006-05-31 22:32:04 UTC (RELENG_6_0, 6.0-RELEASE-p8)
2006-05-31 22:32:22 UTC (RELENG_5, 5.5-STABLE)
2006-05-31 22:32:49 UTC (RELENG_5_5, 5.5-RELEASE-p1)
2006-05-31 22:33:17 UTC (RELENG_5_4, 5.4-RELEASE-p15)
2006-05-31 22:33:41 UTC (RELENG_5_3, 5.3-RELEASE-p30)
Patch for FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.0, and 6.1:
http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-06:15/ypserv.patch
http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-06:15/ypserv.patch.asc
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Hokan.
Original Advisory:
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:15.ypserv.asc
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