Sun Solaris tcsh(1) contains vulnerability in the built-in ls-F command

Overview

Sun Solaris tcsh(1) contains a vulnerability in the built-in ls-F command that could allow an unprivileged user to create or remove files or gain privileges of another user.

Description

A vulnerability in the built-in ls-F command of the Sun Solaris tcsh(1) may allow an intruder to create or remove files or gain privileges of another user. Note that only Solaris 8 is affected by this issue. Solaris 7 and 9 are not affected.

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Impact

A local user could create or remove files or gain privileges of another user, possibly root.

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Solution

Apply Patch

Apply a patch. For information about the patches, please see Sun Alert ID: 57455.

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Vendor Information

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Updated: January 16, 2004

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Please see Sun Alert ID: 57455.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23281356 Feedback>).

CVSS Metrics

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References

• <http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57455&gt;
• <http://www.secunia.com/advisories/10486/&gt;
• <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/14065&gt;
• <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9280&gt;

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sun Microsystems for the information contained in their security advisory.

This document was written by Damon Morda.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2003-1024
Severity Metric:	3.07 Date Public: