__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Security Vulnerability in Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software [Sun Alert ID: 102891] May 14, 2007 18:00 GMT Number R-242 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A security vulnerability in Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software may allow a local unprivileged user to read partial contents of any file on the system. PLATFORM: SPARC Platform SRS Net Connect Software 3.2.3 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 125713-01 SRS Net Connect Software 3.2.4 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 123870-02 DAMAGE: May allow a local unprivileged user to read partial contents of any file on the system. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. May allow a local unprivileged user to read ASSESSMENT: partial contents of any file on the system. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-242.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey= 1-26-102891-1 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start Sun Alert ID: 102891 *****] Sun(sm) Alert Notification Sun Alert ID: 102891 Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software Category: Security Product: Sun Net Connect 3.2 Services BugIDs: 6492570 Avoidance: Patch State: Resolved Date Released: 11-May-2007 Date Closed: 11-May-2007 Date Modified: 1. Impact A security vulnerability in Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect Software may allow a local unprivileged user to read partial contents of any file on the s ystem. Sun acknowledges with thanks, iDefense (http://www.idefense.com) for bringing this issue to our attention. This issue is also described in the following document: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=531 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform SRS Net Connect Software 3.2.3 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 125713-01 SRS Net Connect Software 3.2.4 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 123870-02 Notes: The SRS Net Connect software only runs on the SPARC platform. This issue only occurs on systems which have installed the Sun Remote Services (SRS) Net Connect software. (SRS Net Connect software is not bundled with Solaris). To determine if the SRS Net Connect software has been installed on a system, the following command can be run: $ pkginfo SUNWsrspx system SUNWsrspx Sun(SM) Net Connect Proxy Core To determine the version of the SRS Net Connect software installed on the system, the filename of the SRS Net Connect Uninstall script can be examined: $ ls -l /opt/SUNWsrspx/bin/Uninstall* -r-xr----- 1 root root 6422 Mar 16 19:34 /opt/SUNWsrspx/bin/UninstallNetConnect.003.002.004.sh The above output indicates SRS Net Connect version 3.2.4 is installed on the system. 3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited to read the contents of a file on the system. Solution Summary Top 4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform SRS Net Connect Software 3.2.3 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 125713-01 or later SRS Net Connect Software 3.2.4 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 123870-02 or later This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. 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