Sun Solaris LDAP RBAC allows elevated privileges
| solaris-ldap-rbac-gain-priv (17757) |  High Risk |
Description:
Solaris could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. There could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges and possibly execute some commands with root privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed below. Refer to Sun Alert ID: 57657 for more information. See References.
SPARC Platform:
Solaris 8: 108993-38 or later
Solaris 9: 112960-17 or later
x86 Platform:
Solaris 8: 108994-38 or later
Solaris 9: 114328-04 or later
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-017: Sun Security Vulnerability When Using LDAP in Conjunction with RBAC.
- Sun Alert ID: 57657: Security Vulnerability When Using LDAP In Conjunction With RBAC .
- BID-11459: Sun Solaris LDAP RBAC Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1353: Unknown vulnerability in LDAP on Sun Solaris 8 and 9, when using Role Based Access Control (RBAC), allows local users to execute certain commands with additional privileges.
- OSVDB ID: 10939: Solaris RBAC LDAP Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation
- SA12873: Sun Solaris LDAP and RBAC Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1011789: Sun Solaris ldap(1) with RBAC May Let Local Users Gain Root Privileges
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
Reported:
Oct 18, 2004
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