Sun Solaris Management Console (SMC) logging mechanism privilege escalation
| solaris-smc-logging-privilege-escalation (34734) |  High Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris could allow a remote or local attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by an unspecified vulnerability in the logging mechanism in the SMC. If the SMC is running on the server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable Solaris system with ROOT privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102903 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102903: Security Vulnerability in the Logging Mechanism for Solaris Management Console (SMC) May Lead to Escalation of Privileges.
- ASA-2007-235: Security Vulnerability in the Logging Mechanism for Solaris Management Console (SMC) May Lead to Escalation of Privileges (Sun 102903)
- BID-24327: Sun Solaris Management Console Logging Mechanism Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3093: Unspecified vulnerability in the logging mechanism in Solaris Management Console (SMC) on Sun Solaris 8 through 10 before 20070605 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to the WBEM server.
- OSVDB ID: 36590: Solaris Management Console (SMC) WBEM Server Logging Mechanism Unspecified Remote Code Execution
- SA25566: Sun Solaris Management Console Privilege Escalation
- SECTRACK ID: 1018206: Solaris Management Console Logging Bug Grants Root Access to Remote or Local Users
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2077: Sun Solaris Management Console Logging Mechanism Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
Reported:
Jun 05, 2007
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