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Solaris Nis+ Vulnerability

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                             INFORMATION BULLETIN

                       SunOS, Solaris NIS+ Vulnerability

July 30, 1997 22:00 GMT                                            Number H-90
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PROBLEM:       A vulnerability has been identified in NIS+, a network-wide
               name service, that runs under Solaris.
PLATFORM:      Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 (SunOS 5.4 and 5.3) which use NIS+
DAMAGE:        Local users may gain root privileges.
SOLUTION:      Apply patches listed below.
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VULNERABILITY  Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in
ASSESSMENT:    section 4 immediately.
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                   Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
               
Bulletin Number:                #00148
Date:                   July 30
Title:                  Vulnerability in NIS+

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1.  Bulletins Topics

    Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 (SunOS 5.4
    and 5.3) which relate to a vulnerability in NIS+.

    Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
    immediately on systems running SunOS 5.4 and 5.3 which use NIS+.

2.  Who is Affected
       
    Vulnerable:  SunOS versions 5.4, 5.4_x86, and 5.3 which use NIS+.
   
    Not Vulnerable: SunOS 4.1.3_U1, 4.1.4, 5.5, 5.5_x86, 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86,
                    and the upcoming version of Solaris.

3.  Understanding the Vulnerability

    NIS+ is a network-wide name service that runs under Solaris. It can be
    selected as the name service in /etc/nsswitch.conf. If NIS+ is selected,
    programs with setuid root permissions will link nss_nisplus.so.1 which
    is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability may
    allow non-privileged users to gain root privileges.

4.  List of Patches

    The vulnerability in NIS+ is fixed by the following patches:

    OS version          Patch ID
    __________          ________
    SunOS 5.4           102277-03      
    SunOS 5.4_x86       102278-03      
    SunOS 5.3           101736-04
               
5.  Checksum Table

    The checksum table below shows the BSD checksums (SunOS 5.x:
/usr/ucb/sum),
    SVR4 checksums (SunOS 5.x: /usr/bin/sum), and the MD5 digital signatures
    for the above-mentioned patches that are available from:
    
        <URL:ftp://sunsolve1.sun.com/pub/patches/patches.html>
       
    These checksums may not apply if you obtain patches from your answer
    centers.

File Name         BSD        SVR4         MD5
_______________   ________   _________    ________________________________
102277-03.tar.Z   10681 76   2019 152     4585727103680C70301D2F7679C9EA6D
102278-03.tar.Z   52108 76   53872 151    5040EB6980280C729051927BFB5C8130
101736-04.tar.Z   27381 77   18741 153    0AC81583908220A4D92CF5C091D6212C

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APPENDICES

A.  Patches listed in this bulletin are available to all Sun customers via
    World Wide Web at:
   
        <URL:ftp://sunsolve1.sun.com/pub/patches/patches.html>
       
    Customers with Sun support contracts can also obtain patches from local
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