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INFORMATION BULLETIN
Sun Solaris Vulnerabilies (nis_cachemgr, ftpd/rlogind, sysdef)
October 28, 1997 22:00 GMT Number I-007
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PROBLEM: Sun has identified three vulnerabilities;
1) NIS+ clients running nis_cachemgr,
2) daemons in.ftpd & rlogind,
3) sysdef command
PLATFORM 1) Solaris 2.5.1, 2.5, and 2.4 (SunOS versions 5.5.1,
5.5.1_x86, 5.5, 5.5_x86, 5.4, 5.4_x86, and 5.3)
2) 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)
3) 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, and 5.3)
DAMAGE: 1) If exploited, this vulnerability may allows attackers to
add bogus directory objects to the global shared cache, in
specifying rogue NIS+ servers that are under their control.
2) If exploited, attackers may execute arbitrary commands on
the attacked host.
3) If exploited, unprivileged users may gain root access.
SOLUTION: Apply patches as listed in the advisories.
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VULNERABILITY Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches
ASSESSMENT: immediately.
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[ Start Sun Microsystems' Advisories ]
1. nis_cachemgr Vulnerability
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
Bulletin Number: #00155
Date: October 28, 1997
Cross-Ref:
Title: nis_cachemgr
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the Bulletin is not edited and is attributed to Sun Microsystems. Portions
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Any other use of this information without the express written consent of
Sun Microsystems is prohibited. Sun Microsystems expressly disclaims all
liability for any misuse of this information by any third party.
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1. Bulletins Topics
Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris 2.5.1, 2.5, and 2.4
(SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, and 5.4) which relate to a vulnerability in
nis_cachemgr.
Sun estimates that the release of a patch for Solaris 2.3 (SunOS 5.3)
that relate to the same vulnerability will be available within 4 weeks
of the date of this bulletin.
Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
immediately on systems running SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, and 5.4 which use
NIS+.
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
Not vulnerable: All other supported versions of SunOS.
The vulnerability does not exist in Solaris 2.6.
3. Understanding the Vulnerability
NIS+ clients run nis_cachemgr, a NIS+ utility that caches location
information about NIS+ servers. This vulnerability, if exploited, allows
attackers to add bogus directory objects to the global shared cache, in
effect specifying rogue NIS+ servers that are under their control.
4. List of Patches
The vulnerability in nis_cachemgr is fixed by the following patches:
OS version Patch ID
__________ ________
SunOS 5.5.1 103612-33
SunOS 5.5.1_x86 103613-32
SunOS 5.5 103187-29
SunOS 5.5_x86 103188-29
SunOS 5.4 101973-32
SunOS 5.4_x86 101974-32
SunOS 5.3 101318-89 (to be released in 4 weeks)
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
_______________ __________ __________ ________________________________
103612-33.tar.Z 42409 3248 60555 6495 63408A137DBE6BEEDAECFA49674F0E5A
103613-32.tar.Z 08972 2939 41390 5878 E613588ADA2845DA2CEDE801FE247ED2
103187-29.tar.Z 47938 3240 14585 6479 D681C0BB1C4267418AEB20F56DDE7FD3
103188-29.tar.Z 36871 2919 14150 5838 F7184B433BF9EDCBA99E81D2039F355A
101973-32.tar.Z 55144 956 44485 1911 A802DA901090B52A27BDC6AE0D386C13
101974-32.tar.Z 41770 826 48991 1652 91AB26639B6CB0902ADE354999751826
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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>
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Sun answer centers and SunSITEs worldwide.
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2. ftpd/rlogind
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
Bulletin Number: #00156
Date: October 28, 1997
Cross-Ref:
Title: ftpd/rlogind
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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 ftpd/rlogin.
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.
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 vulnerability is fixed in Solaris 2.6.
3. Understanding the Vulnerability
The daemon in.ftpd is the Internet File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
process and the daemon in.rlogind is the rlogin server process. This
vulnerability, if exploited, allows an unprivileged user to connect from
an ftp server's data port to a rlogin server on a host that trusts the
host that the ftp server resides on. If exploited, attackers may execute
arbitrary commands on the attacked host.
4. List of Patches
The vulnerability in ftpd/rlogind is fixed by the following patches:
OS version Patch ID
__________ ________
SunOS 5.5.1 103603-05
104935-01
SunOS 5.5.1_x86 103604-05
104936-01
SunOS 5.5 103577-06
104933-01
SunOS 5.5_x86 103578-06
104934-01
SunOS 5.4 101945-51
SunOS 5.4_x86 101946-45
SunOS 5.3 104938-01
SunOS 4.1.4 104477-03
SunOS 4.1.3_U1 104454-03
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 4.1.x: /usr/5bin/sum;
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
_______________ _________ __________ _______________________________
103603-05.tar.Z 35241 180 26091 359 F88341AFCA8E0BDA0CDA3D5D643A0A6B
104935-01.tar.Z 37614 91 8235 182 DC35D86C7E10AC808822C579B3D2768E
103604-05.tar.Z 32337 169 1518 338 7DE29C6ADBE421BE0205FB073037F20A
104936-01.tar.Z 56022 96 15068 192 E7121D9A75034D1265B7284129A55D89
103577-06.tar.Z 40184 179 1545 358 F5A34940EAD0745BC7E156DF789B49AC
104933-01.tar.Z 00691 91 46319 182 812B7A3A003F7A0A4E51F142FB7DF178
103578-06.tar.Z 04500 169 16233 338 EBAE43827BB84B7CD199B379D5FF362E
104934-01.tar.Z 61481 96 2099 192 AFF2D82DFB54620D8E86CE81873F4A83
101945-51.tar.Z 19354 10914 1335 21827 A654CCB9C09E8E9AE8E96F6977BF7AB5
101946-45.tar.Z 54871 5544 58856 11087 B9CFDA275F39F1F28031DF7B4F39C275
104938-01.tar.Z 00944 107 30171 213 692E6E7298068AF81398AE17220F8BB0
104477-03.tar.Z 44658 85 10415 170 E36EF932BE48BE3A88552B29C00EC748
104454-03.tar.Z 37033 85 18242 170 D58ABFDEC3A15795353854F19DAD158B
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Sun acknowledges with thanks AUSCERT for their assistance in the preparation
of this bulletin.
Sun and AUSCERT are members of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response Teams.
For more information about FIRST, visit the FIRST web site at
"http://www.first.org/".
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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
Sun answer centers and SunSITEs worldwide.
B. Sun security bulletins are available via World Wide Web at:
<URL:http://sunsolve1.sun.com/sunsolve/secbulletins>
C. Sun Security Coordination Team's PGP key is available via World Wide Web
at:
<URL:http://sunsolve1.sun.com/sunsolve/secbulletins/SunSCkey.txt>
D. To report or inquire about a security problem with Sun software, contact
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- Your local Sun answer centers
- Your representative computer security response team, such as CERT
- Sun Security Coordination Team. Send email to:
security-alert@sun.com
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3. sysdef Vulnerabiliity
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
Bulletin Number: #00157
Date: October 28, 1997
Cross-Ref:
Title: sysdef
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Permission is granted for the redistribution of this Bulletin, so long as
the Bulletin is not edited and is attributed to Sun Microsystems. Portions
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Sun Microsystems is prohibited. Sun Microsystems expressly disclaims all
liability for any misuse of this information by any third party.
______________________________________________________________________________
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) which relate to a vulnerability in sysdef.
Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
immediately on systems running SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4, and 5.3.
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
The vulnerability is fixed in Solaris 2.6.
3. Understanding the Vulnerability
The sysdef command displays the current system definition, listing
Hardware devices, pseudo devices, system devices, loadable modules, and
values of selected kernel tunable parameters. This vulnerability, if
exploited, allows unprivileged users to read kernel memory which may contain
sensitive information such as unencrypted passwords. Attackers can
subsequently use the information to gain root access.
4. List of Patches
The vulnerability in sysdef is fixed by the following patches:
OS version Patch ID
__________ ________
SunOS 5.5.1 105092-01
SunOS 5.5.1_x86 105093-01
SunOS 5.5 105101-01
SunOS 5.5_x86 1 05102-01
SunOS 5.4 105099-01
SunOS 5.4_x86 105100-01
SunOS 5.3 105205-01
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
_______________ _________ __________ ________________________________
105092-01.tar.Z 18806 104 64648 207 CD282DB673136EE05FB63A59ADF04089
105093-01.tar.Z 29154 103 12815 206 521E2523DFCF6EB7476D40FAE17B4990
105101-01.tar.Z 10425 103 62933 205 E0F25757D958C4FF74B44471B6659532
105102-01.tar.Z 45898 102 45444 204 1E4953774F47C899EB25ACE8D0ED2B18
105099-01.tar.Z 64861 92 23604 183 E35540AC8BFCACED246F11A45E7BE55C
105100-01.tar.Z 61681 91 12641 182 F1C568E5D830D465B01B9892E19DDDAA
105205-01.tar.Z 65019 92 2573 183 951AB33FB3680E0F06C2182D34536725
______________________________________________________________________________
Sun thanks Marko Laakso (University of Oulu, Finland) for his assistance in
this matter.
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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
Sun answer centers and SunSITEs worldwide.
B. Sun security bulletins are available via World Wide Web at:
<URL:http://sunsolve1.sun.com/sunsolve/secbulletins>
C. Sun Security Coordination Team's PGP key is available via World Wide Web
at:
<URL:http://sunsolve1.sun.com/sunsolve/secbulletins/SunSCkey.txt>
D. To report or inquire about a security problem with Sun software, contact
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