Sun Secure Global Desktop unspecified cross-site scripting
| sun-ssgd-unspecified-xss (29070) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Secure Global Desktop (SSGD) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by unspecified scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unspecified parameters to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 1
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 2
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 3
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4
- Sun, Secure Global Desktop 3.42 Enterprise
- Sun, Secure Global Desktop 4.0 Enterprise
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Sun Secure Global Desktop (4.2 build 4.20.983 or later), available from the Sun Secure Global Desktop Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Sep 21 2006 - 03:19:35 CDT, [scip_Advisory 2555] Sun Secure Global Desktop prior 4.3 multiple remote vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-09/0383.html.
- Sun Secure Global Desktop Web site, Sun Secure Global Desktop Software 4.2 at http://www.sun.com/software/products/sgd/.
- ASA-2006-235: Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Weekly Report dated Sep 30 2006
- BID-20135: Sun Secure Global Desktop Unspecified Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- BID-20276: Sun Secure Global Desktop Multiple Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4958: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sun Secure Global Desktop (SSGD, aka Tarantella) before 4.20.983 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, possibly involving (1) taarchives.cgi, (2) ttaAuthentication.jsp, (3) ttalicense.cgi, (4) ttawlogin.cgi, (5) ttawebtop.cgi, (6) ttaabout.cgi, or (7) test-cgi. NOTE: This information is based upon a vague initial disclosure. Details will be updated as they become available.
- SA22037: Sun Secure Global Desktop Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016900: Sun Secure Global Desktop Input Validation Holes Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Disclose System Information to Remote Users
- US-CERT VU#262352: Sun Secure Global Desktop Software (SSGD) contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3739: Sun Secure Global Desktop Cross Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Issues
Reported:
Sep 21, 2006
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