Title: Solaris ff.core Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
There is a vulnerability in Solaris's ff.core utility which allows normal users to execute the rename command as root. This particular bug when levereged against a series of other configuration issues in a standard Solaris setup can lead to a root compromise. An example of tthis attack excecuted via the ff.core rename attack coul.d be as follows:
1. rename /usr/bin/sh /usr/bin/admintool
2. rename /usr/sbin/swmtool /usr/sbin/in.rlogind
3. telnet localhost login and clean up
Detailed messages concerning this problem and related fixes are attached to this Vulnerability in the Referance section.
Affected Products:
- Sun Solaris 2.5.0
- Sun Solaris 2.5.0_x86
- Sun Solaris 2.5.1
- Sun Solaris 2.5.1_x86
- Sun Solaris 2.6
- Sun Solaris 2.6_x86
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 7.0_x86
References:
- CORE Security: ff.core rename exploit
- Sun Microsystems: Sun Patch Access Page
- Sun Microsystems: Sun Patches List
- Sun Microsystems: Sunsolve Online(tm)
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