Published:
04 June 1997
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-97.071 -- Sun Security Bulletin #00142
Vulnerability in rpcbind
5 June 1997
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. has released the following advisory concerning a
vulnerability in rpcbind. This vulnerability can aid an attacker in
gaining unauthorized access to hosts running vulnerable versions of the
software.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
Bulletin Number: #00142
Date: June 4 1997
Cross-Ref:
Title: Vulnerability in rpcbind
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1. Bulletins Topics
Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.4, and 2.3
(SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4, and 5.3), that relate to a vulnerability in the
rpcbind program, which can aid an attacker to gain unauthorized access if
exploited.
Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
immediately on every affected system.
2. Who is Affected
Vulnerable: SunOS versions 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86, 5.5, 5.5_x86,
5.4, 5.4_x86, and 5.3.
Not vulnerable: All other supported versions of SunOS
This vulnerability is fixed in the upcoming release of Solaris.
3. Understanding the Vulnerability
The rpcbind program is a server that converts RPC program numbers into
universal addresses. When an RPC service is started, it tells rpcbind the
address at which it is listening, and the RPC program numbers it is
prepared to serve. When a client wishes to make an RPC call to a given
program number, it first contacts rpcbind on the server machine to
determine the address where RPC requests should be sent.
Under Solaris 2.x, rpcbind listens not only on TCP port 111 and UDP port
111, but also on a UDP port number greater than 32770. The exact number
depends on the OS release and architecture. This results in a large number
of packet filters which intend to block access to rpcbind/portmapper being
ineffective. Instead of sending requests to TCP or UDP port 111, the
attacker simply sends them to the other UDP port. This vulnerability allows
an attacker to obtain remote RPC program information even if TCP or UDP
port 111 is being filtered. It can also aid an attacker to gain
unauthorized access to hosts running vulnerable versions of the software.
4. List of Patches
The vulnerability relating to rpcbind is fixed by the following patches:
OS version Patch ID
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SunOS 5.5.1 104331-02
SunOS 5.5.1_x86 104332-02
SunOS 5.5 104357-02
SunOS 5.5_x86 104358-02
SunOS 5.4 102070-03
SunOS 5.4_x86 102071-03
SunOS 5.3 102034-02
5. Checksum Table
The checksum table below shows the BSD checksums (SunOS 5.x: /usr/ucb/sum),
SVR4 checksums (SunOS 5.x: /usr/bin/sum), and the MD5 digital signatures
for the above-mentioned patches that are available from:
ftp://sunsolve1.sun.com/pub/patches/patches.html
These checksums may not apply if you obtain patches from your answer
centers.
File Name BSD SVR4 MD5
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104331-02.tar.Z 64512 111 17253 222 29C2D5649C56A3D64E1F1DFCE3783842
104332-02.tar.Z 56808 111 23404 221 4B5D28F4A686166C4C147BE4E9563B8C
104357-02.tar.Z 27488 111 31772 222 316B03F737FC61DC09877C2BB822E7EE
104358-02.tar.Z 22598 110 46888 220 1665E8724D0A3DB401A00BE812630A37
102070-03.tar.Z 32763 100 14089 200 31FB11BC9D89A6D540F87624D4A2CFAE
102071-03.tar.Z 21217 100 18859 199 76DDAF2CAE25535A9AE932F3B0C98E3A
102034-02.tar.Z 23648 100 49973 199 243CD25673D87D0277F5CFE06E327347
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Sun acknowledges with thanks Secure Networks, Inc. for their assistance in the
preparation of this bulletin.
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APPENDICES
A. Patches listed in this bulletin are available to all Sun customers via
World Wide Web at:
ftp://sunsolve1.sun.com/pub/patches/patches.html
Customers with Sun support contracts can also obtain patches from local
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