Sun Solaris RBAC unauthorized access
| solaris-rbac-unauthorized-access (36080) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system. If a Role Based Access Control (RBAC) is enabled for root, an attacker with knowledge of the root RBAC role password could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized root access to the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 103029 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 103029: Two Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris 8 Role Based Access Control (rbac(5)) may Allow Unauthorized Remote Access.
- ASA-2007-366: Two Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris 8 Role Based Access Control (rbac(5)) may Allow Unauthorized Remote Access (Sun 103029)
- BID-25353: Sun Solaris 8 RBAC Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4395: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality in Sun Solaris 8 allow remote attackers who know the password for a role to gain privileges via that role.
- SA26494: Sun Solaris RBAC Rules Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018582: Solaris RBAC Bugs May Let Certain Remote Users Access the System
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2916: Sun Solaris Role Based Access Control Unauthorized Remote Access Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
Reported:
Aug 17, 2007
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