J-Security Center

Title: Solaris ufsrestore Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

The ufsrestore utility is used to restore files from backup media
created with the ufsdump command. A vulnerability has been found
in ufsrestore which, if exploited, would permit a user to become
root.

Affected Products:

  • Sun Solaris 2.5.0
  • Sun Solaris 2.5.0_x86
  • Sun Solaris 2.5.1
  • Sun Solaris 2.5.1_x86

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