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Sun Solaris "utmp_update" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8957
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Release Date:
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2003-06-06
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Last Update:
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2005-02-10
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Popularity:
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9,497 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 2.6
Sun Solaris 7
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by a malicious, local user to escalate privileges on a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in "/usr/lib/utmp_update". This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow, which potentially allows execution of arbitrary code with "root" privileges.
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