8158 : Solaris ufsrestore Local Overflow
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about 1 year ago

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90%

Disclosure
Apr 29, 1998

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 /usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsrestore

Description

 Sun Microsystems Solaris contains a flaw related to the ufsrestore utility that may allow an attacker to become root. No further details have been provided.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Unknown
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unavailable
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Sun Microsystems has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Watch-list
Solaris
Watch-list
 2.5
2.5.1

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