Sun Solaris 10 Pkgadd Incorrect Permissions Weakness

BID:19730

CVE-2006-4439 |

Info

Sun Solaris 10 Pkgadd Incorrect Permissions Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 19730
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 25 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 31 2006 09:23PM
Credit: This issue was announced by Sun.
Vulnerable: Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun Solaris 10 Pkgadd Incorrect Permissions Weakness

Under certain conditions, the pkgadd utility may set file or directory permissions incorrectly. Patches are available that address this weakness.

An attacker may take advantage of this issue when exploiting another vulnerability or may use it in an attack scenario to gain elevated privileges or unauthorized system access. Due to the nature of the weakness, attackers can exploit it to gain access to files and directories that would otherwise be protected by appropriate permissions.

Exploit / POC

Sun Solaris 10 Pkgadd Incorrect Permissions Weakness

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Sun Solaris 10 Pkgadd Incorrect Permissions Weakness

Solution:
Sun has released an advisory (Sun Alert 102513) and patches to address this issue. Please see the referenced vendor advisory for more information.

References

Sun Solaris 10 Pkgadd Incorrect Permissions Weakness

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