Sun Solaris rcp command execution

solaris-rcp-command-execution (35334) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Sun Solaris could allow a local or authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a file with a specially-crafted name to execute arbitrary commands on the system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to copy the file using the rcp command.

Note: In order to remotely exploit this vulnerability, Solaris must be configured with a shared filesystem.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.4
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 2.5
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102978 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Avaya (rcp):
Refer to ASA-2007-319 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 102978: Security Vulnerability in the rcp(1) Command May Allow Execution of Unintended Commands.
  • ASA-2007-319: Security Vulnerability in the rcp(1) Command May Allow Execution of Unintended Commands (Sun 102978)
  • CVE-2007-3717: rcp on Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 before 20070710 does not properly call certain helper applications, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating files with certain names, possibly containing shell metacharacters or spaces, a similar issue to CVE-2006-0225.
  • SA26024: Sun Solaris rcp Command Line Shell Command Injection
  • SA26210: Avaya CMS / IR Solaris rcp Command Line Shell Command Injection
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2494: Sun Solaris rcp Command Filename Processing Code Execution Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Avaya Call Management System 12
  • Avaya Call Management System 13
  • Avaya Call Management System 13.1
  • Avaya Call Management System 14
  • 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

Reported:

Jul 10, 2007

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