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								 INFORMATION BULLETIN
	
		   Security Vulnerability in the Logging Mechanism for Solaris Management 
									  Console (SMC)
								 [Sun Alert ID: 102903]
	
	June 6, 2007 16:00 GMT                                            Number R-263
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	PROBLEM:       A security vulnerability in the logging mechanism for Solaris 
				   Management Console (SMC) may allow a local or remote 
				   unprivileged user to gain unauthorized root access to a Solaris 
				   system. 
	PLATFORM:      SPARC Platform: 
					 Solaris 8 without patch 111313-06 
					 Solaris 9 without patch 112945-45 
					 Solaris 10 without patch 121308-04 
				   x86 Platform: 
					 Solaris 8 without patch 111314-06 
					 Solaris 9 without patch 114193-35 
					 Solaris 10 without patch 121309-04 
	DAMAGE:        May allow a local or remote unprivileged user to gain 
				   unauthorized root access to a Solaris system. 
	SOLUTION:      Upgrade to the appropriate version. 
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	VULNERABILITY  The risk is MEDIUM. May allow a local or remote unprivileged 
	ASSESSMENT:    user to gain unauthorized root access to a Solaris system. 
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	LINKS: 
	 CIAC BULLETIN:      http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-263.shtml 
	 ORIGINAL BULLETIN:  http://www.sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1
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	Sun(sm) Alert Notification
	Sun Alert ID: 102903
	Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in the Logging Mechanism for Solaris Management 
				Console (SMC) May Lead to Escalation of Privileges
	Category: Security
	Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System, Solaris 8 
				Operating System
	BugIDs: 6365746
	Avoidance: Patch, Workaround
	State: Resolved
	Date Released: 05-Jun-2007
	Date Closed: 05-Jun-2007
	Date Modified: 
	
	1. Impact
	A security vulnerability in the logging mechanism for Solaris Management Console 
	(SMC) may allow a local or remote unprivileged user to gain unauthorized root 
	access to a Solaris system.
	
	Sun acknowledges with thanks, Adam Gowdiak for bringing this issue to our attention.
	
	2. Contributing Factors
	This issue can occur in the following releases:
	
	SPARC Platform:
	
	* Solaris 8 without patch 111313-06
	* Solaris 9 without patch 112945-45
	* Solaris 10 without patch 121308-04
	
	x86 Platform:
	
	* Solaris 8 without patch 111314-06
	* Solaris 9 without patch 114193-35
	* Solaris 10 without patch 121309-04
	
	Note: The described issue only occurs if the SMC server is running on the system.
	
	To determine if SMC is running on a system, the following command can be run (as 
	'root' on Solaris 8 and 9 systems and as any user on Solaris 10 systems):
	
	for Solaris 8:
	
		# /etc/init.d/init.wbem status
		Solaris Management Console server not running on port 898
		
	for Solaris 9:
	
		# /etc/init.d/init.wbem status
		Solaris Management Console server version 2.1.0 running on port 898
		
	for Solaris 10:
	
		$ svcs svc:/application/management/wbem
		STATE          STIME    FMRI
		online         Apr_12   svc:/application/management/wbem:default
		
	3. Symptoms
	There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been 
	exploited to gain unauthorized root access on a system.
	
	
	
	Solution Summary Top 
	
	4. Relief/Workaround
	To prevent this issue from occurring until the resolution patches can be applied, 
	the SMC server can be stopped by issuing the following command as 'root' (note that 
	this will remove the functionality of the SMC service on that host):
	
	for Solaris 8 or 9:
	
		# /etc/init.d/init.wbem stop
		
	for Solaris 10:
	
		# svcadm disable svc:/application/management/wbem
	
	
	5. Resolution
	SPARC Platform
	
	* Solaris 8 with patch 111313-06 or later
	* Solaris 9 with patch 112945-45 or later
	* Solaris 10 with patch 121308-04 or later
	
	x86 Platform
	
	* Solaris 8 with patch 111314-06 or later
	* Solaris 9 with patch 114193-35 or later
	* Solaris 10 with patch 121309-04 or later
	
	
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