Sun Solaris snmpXdmid malformed DMI request buffer overflow
| solaris-snmpxdmid-bo (6245) |  High Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the snmpXdmid daemon. The 'snmpXdmid' service is a mapping tool for SNMP and DMI (Desktop Management Interface) requests and is installed with root privileges. By causing the snmpXdmid daemon to translate a malformed DMI request into an SNMP trap, a remote attacker can overflow a buffer to gain root access to the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 2.6
- Sun, Solaris 8 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 9 x86
Remedy:
For Solaris 2.6:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin #00207. See References.
For Solaris 8, 9 and 10:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 237985 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 14 2001 - 12:30:08 CST, Solaris /usr/lib/dmi/snmpXdmid vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0175.html.
- CERT Advisory CA-2001-05, Exploitation of snmpXdmid at http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-05.html.
- CIAC Information Bulletin L-065, Solaris Exploitation of snmpXdmid at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-065.shtml.
- Information Technology Security Experts Web site, Solaris SNMP to DMI mapper daemon vulnerability at http://www.itsx.com/snmpXdmid.html.
- Sun Alert ID: 237985, A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris snmpXdmid(1M) may lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-237985-1.
- Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin #00207, snmpXdmid at http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/secBulletin.pl.
- BID-2417: Solaris snmpXdmid Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-29965: Sun Solaris Unspecified 'snmpXdmid(1M)' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-0236: Buffer overflow in Solaris snmpXdmid SNMP to DMI mapper daemon allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long indication event.
- CVE-2008-2946: The SNMP-DMI mapper subagent daemon (aka snmpXdmid) in Solstice Enterprise Agents in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1965: Sun Solaris snmpXdmid Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SA30863: Sun Solaris snmpXdmid Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020381: Solaris snmpXdmid Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- US-CERT VU#648304: Sun Solaris DMI to SNMP mapper daemon snmpXdmid contains buffer overflow
Reported:
Mar 15, 2001
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