Sun Solaris libpkcs11 privilege escalation
| solaris-libpkcs11-privilege-escalation (26075) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the libpkcs11(3LIB) library. If a privileged application is linked to libpkcs11 and uses one of the gtpwnam(3C) functions to obtain password information, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain the privileges of the linked application or cause the linked application to fail.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Sun Alert ID: 102316. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102316: Privileged Applications Linked to libpkcs11(3LIB) Which Obtain Password Entries Using getpwnam(3C) May Fail or Possibly Grant Elevated Privileges to Local Users.
- BID-17687: Sun Solaris PKCS#11 Library Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2064: Unspecified vulnerability in the libpkcs11 library in Sun Solaris 10 might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (application failure) via unknown attack vectors that involve the getpwnam family of non-reentrant functions.
- SA19789: Sun Solaris "libpkcs11" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1015987: Sun Solaris libpkcs11 May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1504: Sun Solaris libpkcs11 Privileged Applications Local Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Apr 24, 2006
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