28203 : Solaris pkgadd File Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-08-25

Keywords

BugIDs: 6380672

Description

Sun Solaris contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered due to an error in pkgadd, which may set insecure file permissions (755 or 777) on files and directories when installing a package with a pkgmap file containing a '?' character in the 'mode' field. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Sun Microsystems has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Solaris

References

CVE ID: 2006-4439 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21633
SCIP VulDB ID: 2494
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-3397
Keyword: BugIDs: 6380672
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102513-1
Vendor URL: http://www.sun.com

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 3.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-30 | Disagree?

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