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Sun Solaris pkgadd Insecure File Permissions
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21633
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Release Date:
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2006-08-28
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Last Update:
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2006-09-05
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Popularity:
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10,154 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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-2006-4439
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Description:
A security issue has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information or gain escalated privileges.
The security issue is caused due to an error in pkgadd, which may set insecure file permissions (755 or 777) on files and directories when installing a package with a pkgmap file containing a "?" character in the "mode" field.
Solution:
Apply patches.
-- SPARC Platform --
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119254-26 or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-119254-26-1
-- x86 Platform --
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119255-26 or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-119255-26-1
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2006-09-05: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102513-1
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