Sun Solaris raw socket link aggregation information disclosure
| solaris-raw-socket-information-disclosure (29381) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by insufficient permission checks with the default installation of Sun Solaris. A local attacker could create a raw socket on a link aggregation to obtain access to network packets.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.5 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 1.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102606 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102606: Security Vulnerability in Solaris 10 Link Aggregation may Allow Local Users Total Access to Network Packets.
- ASA-2006-250: Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Weekly Report dated October 07 2006
- BID-20377: Sun Solaris 10 Aggregated Network Device Local Insecure Permissions Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5213: Sun Solaris 10 before 20061006 uses incorrect and insufficient permission checks that allow local users to intercept or spoof packets by creating a raw socket on a link aggregation (network device aggregation).
- SA22246: Sun Solaris Link Aggregation Insecure Default Permissions
- SA22992: Avaya CMS Sun Solaris X Display Manager Security Issue
- SECTRACK ID: 1017013: Solaris Link Aggregation Access Restrictions Let Local Users Monitor Network Packets
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3961: Sun Solaris Link Aggregation Insecure Default Permissions Local Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Oct 06, 2006
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