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INFORMATION BULLETIN
SunOS, Solaris libXt Vulnerability
Update to libXt in Bulletin H-51
August 25, 1997 23:00 GMT Number H-100
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PROBLEM: A vulnerability exists for a buffer overflow condition in the
Xt library and the file xc/lib/Xt/Error.c.
PLATFORM: Solaris 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.4, and 2.3 (SunOS versions 5.5.1,
5.5.1_x86, 5.5, 5.5_x86, 5.4, 5.4_x86, 5.3, 4.1.4, and
4.1.3_U1.)
DAMAGE: Allows unauthorized file access possibly gaining root
privilege.
SOLUTION: Apply patches as listed in Section 4.
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VULNERABILITY Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in
ASSESSMENT: section 4 immediately on systems running SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4,
5.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.3_U1. Exploit information is publicly
available.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
Bulletin Number: #00153
Date: August 25, 1997
Cross-Ref: CERT CA-97.11
Title: Vulnerabilities in libXt
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1. Bulletins Topics
Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.4, 2.3,
(SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3), SunOS 4.1.4, and 4.1.3_U1, which relate
to vulnerabilities in libXt.
Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
immediately on systems running SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 4.1.4, and
4.1.3_U1. Exploit information is publicly available.
2. Who is Affected
Vulnerable: SunOS versions 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86, 5.5, 5.5_x86,
5.4, 5.4_x86, 5.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.3_U1
The vulnerabilities are fixed in Solaris 2.6.
3. Understanding the Vulnerabilities
libXt is a library in the X Windows system. There are several buffers
in libXt that may be overflowed. The buffer overflow vulnerabilities may
be exploited through setuid and setgid programs that link libXt to
increase privileges, including root privileges.
4. List of Patches
The vulnerabilities in libXt are fixed by the following patches:
OS version Patch ID
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SunOS 5.5.1 104338-02
SunOS 5.5.1_x86 105105-01
SunOS 5.5 104337-02
SunOS 5.5_x86 105104-01
SunOS 5.4 105075-01
SunOS 5.4_x86 105103-01
SunOS 5.3 101429-04
SunOS 4.1.4 100512-05
SunOS 4.1.3_U1 100512-05
5. Checksum Table
The checksum table below shows the BSD checksums (SunOS 4.1.x: /bin/sum;
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
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104338-02.tar.Z 19861 746 5636 1492 5C41779D358B7C3E96A6AFBAD69E26BB
105105-01.tar.Z 60209 652 30450 1303 859659A92DE3CB4FC476F41E30442695
104337-02.tar.Z 07260 740 64023 1480 2F9E1064C17AD040EC45255DFF8DEFE5
105104-01.tar.Z 11186 802 44802 1603 580F3B9FF748E0913322CB431893815C
105075-01.tar.Z 51275 709 63521 1417 8B6A52B62D9092C7061A80AA33BDB4AA
105103-01.tar.Z 20278 619 48559 1238 E1A592FFACAFD2B3A79B2A7C525B24A2
101429-04.tar.Z 35975 991 3045 1981 1EA911E52281DD23856316F49825EABA
100512-05.tar.Z 58168 468 3889 936 9189EFFE254BF48BF68B7C381BB78615
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APPENDICES
A. Patches listed in this bulletin are available to all Sun customers via
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