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Sun Solaris "sadmind" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32283
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Release Date:
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2008-10-15
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Last Update:
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2008-11-17
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Popularity:
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1,585 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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Unpatched
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
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Binary Analysis:
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BA591 :: Available for 2 Credits 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-4556
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Description:
Adriano Lima has reported a vulnerability in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "adm_build_path()" function in the Solstice AdminSuite distributed system administration daemon ("sadmind"). This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via specially crafted RPC requests.
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 8 and 9 for both the SPARC and x86 platforms. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict network access to "sadmind" service.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Adriano Lima, RISE Security
Changelog:
2008-11-17: Added vendor link to the "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
RISE Security:
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2008001.txt
Sun Microsystems:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-245806-1
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