8205 : Solaris x86 mkcookie Privilege Escalation Overflow
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Disclosure

Dec 03, 1998

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

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Description

A local overflow exists in Solaris. The mkcookie utility fails to sanitize the $HOME environment variable, resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request with machine code, a local attacker can cause a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privilege, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

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

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Solaris
Watch-list
2.5 x86
2.5.1 x86
2.6 x86
7 x86

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