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Sun Solaris rpc.ypupdated Arbitrary Command Execution
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29454
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Release Date:
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2008-03-21
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Last Update:
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2008-12-04
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Popularity:
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7,171 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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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: | Sun Solaris 10
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
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Binary Analysis:
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BA441 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
kcope has discovered a vulnerability in Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the improper handling of map names sent via an update command to rpc.ypupdated. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable host via map names containing shell escape characters.
Successful exploitation requires that rpc.ypupdated is started with the "-i" command line switch (not used by default).
The vulnerability is confirmed in Solaris 10 and reported in Solaris 8 and 9 for the SPARC and x86 platforms.
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