Sun Solaris dtsession(1X) CDE Session Manager buffer overflow
| solaris-dtsession1x-bo (35127) |  High Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the dtsession(1X) Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Session Manager. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Avaya, Call Management System 12
- Avaya, Call Management System 13
- Avaya, Call Management System 13.1
- Avaya, Interactive Response 1.3
- Avaya, Interactive Response 2.0
- Avaya, Interactive Response 3.0
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 9 x86
- Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
Remedy:
For Solaris (dtsession):
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102954 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Avaya:
Refer to ASA-2007-310 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102954, dtsession(1X) Contains a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102954-1.
- ASA-2007-310: dtsession(1X) Contains a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Sun 102954)
- BID-24687: Sun Solaris Dtsession Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3471: Buffer overflow in the dtsession Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Session Manager in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- SA25876: Sun Solaris dtsession Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- SA26136: Avaya CMS / IR Solaris dtsession Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2369: Sun Solaris dtsession Common Desktop Environment Session Manager Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 27, 2007
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