Sun Solaris default RBAC configuration privilege escalation
| solaris-rbac-privilege-escalation (28551) |  High Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the default "File System Management" RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) profile. A local attacker, who has been assigned this profile, could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102514 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102514: Security Vulnerability May Allow Users With the "File System Management" RBAC Profile to Gain Elevated Privileges.
- ASA-2006-205: Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Weekly Report dated August 26 2006
- BID-19643: Sun Solaris File System Management RBAC Profile Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- BID-19647: Sun Solaris Format(1M) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4306: Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20060821 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, involving the default Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) settings in the File System Management profile.
- CVE-2006-4307: Unspecified vulnerability in the format command in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20060821 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving profiles that permit running format with elevated privileges, a different issue than CVE-2006-4306 and CVE-2006-4319.
- SA21581: Sun Solaris RBAC Profile Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
- SA22295: Avaya CMS Sun Solaris RBAC Profile Privilege Escalation
- SECTRACK ID: 1016726: Sun Solaris Default RBAC Configuration May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3355: Sun Solaris RBAC Profile and format Command Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
Reported:
Aug 21, 2006
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