Sun Microsystems, Inc. Solaris contains a flaw that allows a local attacker gain escalated privileges. The issue is due to the unspecified problems with the Xprt program.
Classification
Location:
Local Access Required
Attack Type:
Attack Type Unknown
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Solution
Sun Microsystems, Inc. has released patches to address this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): remove the setuid and setgid bit from the permissions of Xprt.
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