Sun Solaris NFS unauthorized access
| solaris-nfs-unauthorized-access (39033) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error in the kernel patches 120011-04 or later (SPARC) and 120012-04 or later (x86) which are configured as NFS servers and allow root access to netgroups. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to systems that are excluded from configured netgroups and also obtain root access to shared files on the NFS server.
Platforms Affected:
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 103162 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008591, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Sun Alert 103162 - Solaris 10 Kernel Patches May Allow at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=683532.
- Sun Alert ID: 103162, Solaris 10 Kernel Patches May Allow Privileged Remote Users to Gain Root Access to Files Shared by NFS Servers at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103162-1.
- ASA-2007-531: Solaris 10 Kernel Patches May Allow Privileged Remote Users to Gain Root Access to Files Shared by NFS Servers (Sun 103162)
- BID-26872: Sun Solaris NFS 'netgroups' Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6413: Sun Solaris 10 with the 120011-04 and 120012-04 patches, and later 120011-* and 120012-* patches, allows remote attackers to bypass certain netgroup restrictions and obtain root access to a filesystem via NFS requests from a client root user.
- SA28096: Sun Solaris 10 NFS "netgroups" Security Bypass Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019102: Solaris NFS Kernel Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Privileged Access in Certain Cases
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4218: Sun Solaris 10 NFS Server Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Reported:
Dec 13, 2007
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