Sun Solaris vold creates insecure temporary files
| sol-voldtmp (434) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Solaris vold(1M) daemon creates insecure temporary files, caused by an error in the program's temporary file implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create or overwrite arbitrary commands on the file system, possibly compromising root privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Sun, Solaris 1.0
- Sun, Solaris 2.4 x86
- Sun, Solaris 2.5 x86
- Sun, Solaris 2.5.1
- Sun, Solaris 2.5.1 x86
Remedy:
This problem was fixed in Solaris version 2.6 and greater. Users of older Solaris installations should obtain and apply the following patches:
- Solaris 2.4: 101907-14
- Solaris 2.4_x86: 101908-14
- Solaris 2.5: 104015-01
- Solaris 2.5_x86: 104016-01
- Solaris 2.5.1: 104010-01
- Solaris 2.5.1_x86: 104011-01
Consequences:
File Manipulation
References:
- AusCERT Alert AL-96.04, Vulnerability in Solaris 2.x vold at ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AL-96.04.Solaris-2.x.vold.vulnerability.
- CERT Advisory CA-1996-17, Vulnerability in Solaris vold at http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-17.html.
- CVE-1999-0134: vold in Solaris 2.x allows local users to gain root access.
- OSVDB ID: 8159: Solaris vold Insecure Temporary File Creation
Reported:
Jul 01, 1996
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