Sun Ray Kiosk Mode software privilege escalation

sunray-kiosk-privilege-escalation (42262) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

The Sun Ray Kiosk Mode software as included with the Sun Ray Server Software (SRSS) could allow a local or remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error when parsing session arguments. A remote authenticated attacker or local user with Sun Ray administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the vulnerable system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 9
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Single
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 6.7
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 236944 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 236944: A Security Vulnerability in Sun Ray Kiosk Mode 4.0 May Allow Escalation of Privileges .
  • BID-29092: Sun Ray Kiosk Mode Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-2112: Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Ray Kiosk Mode 4.0 allows local and remote authenticated Sun Ray administrators to gain root privileges via unknown vectors related to utconfig.
  • SA30130: Sun Ray Server Software Kiosk Mode Vulnerability
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019993: Sun Ray Kiosk Mode Lets Local Users and Remote Authenticated Users Gain Root Privileges
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-1454: Sun Ray Server Kiosk Mode Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.0
  • Sun Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun Solaris 10 SPARC

Reported:

May 06, 2008

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