81404 : Oracle Solaris Password Policy Component Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-04-18

Description

Oracle Solaris contains a flaw related to the Password Policy component that may allow an authenticated local attacker to gain access to unauthorized privileges. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Attack Type Unknown
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Authentication Required

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Oracle has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Check the vendor advisory in the references section.

Products

Oracle Corporation	Solaris	8
		9
		10
		11

References

Security Tracker: 1026940
CVE ID: 2012-1684 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48809
Related OSVDB ID: 81398 81399 81400 81401 81402 81403 81405
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2012-366314.html#AppendixSUNS
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16576-4c596b2a88f00/cert_XRX12-006_v1.01.pdf

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-05-04 | Disagree?

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