[SA21633] Sun Solaris pkgadd Insecure File Permissions

TITLE: Sun Solaris pkgadd Insecure File Permissions SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA21633 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/21633/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Manipulation of data, Privilege escalation WHERE: Local system OPERATING SYSTEM: Sun Solaris 10 http://secunia.com/product/4813/...

Sun Solaris pkgadd weak permissions

755 or 777 access mode is set if "mode" field of package contains any ?...

CVE-2002-1871

CVE-2002-1871 concerns Sun Solaris: the pkgadd utility in Solaris 2.5.1–8 can install files with setuid/setgid root when the pkgmap entry’s mode/owner/group contain a “?” in certain fields, enabling privilege escalation. Red Hat and CVE aggregations corroborate the same description. Core details:...

CVE-2002-1871

pkgadd in Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 installs files setuid/setgid root if the pkgmap file contains a "?" question mark in the 1 mode, 2 owner, or 3 group fields, which allows attackers to elevate privileges...