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Sun Solaris "kcms_calibrate" Privilege Escalation
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23885
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Release Date:
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2007-01-23
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Last Update:
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2007-01-30
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Popularity:
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6,846 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 8
Sun Solaris 9
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0503
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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 "kcms_calibrate" command, and can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Solution:
Apply patches.
-- SPARC Platform --
Solaris 8:
Apply patch 111400-04 or later.
Solaris 9:
Apply patch 114636-04 or later.
-- x86 Platform --
Solaris 8:
Apply patch 111401-04 or later.
Solaris 9:
Apply patch 114637-04 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Cees-Bart Breunesse, University of Nijmegen.
Changelog:
2007-01-30: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102728-1
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