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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0092 -- SCO Security Advisory SCOSA-2005.5
OpenServer 5.0.6 OpenServer 5.0.7 : scosessoin local privilege elevation
27 January 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: scosession
Publisher: SCO
Operating System: OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7
Impact: Increased Privileges
Access: Existing Account
CVE Names: CAN-2003-1021
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SCO Security Advisory
Subject: OpenServer 5.0.6 OpenServer 5.0.7 : scosessoin local privilege elevation
Advisory number: SCOSA-2005.5
Issue date: 2005 January 25
Cross reference: sr886719 fz528461 erg712476 CAN-2003-1021
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1. Problem Description
A problem has been identified in the scosession program
when handling strings on the commandline. Because of this,
a local attacker may be able to gain elevated privileges.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CAN-2003-1021 to this issue.
2. Vulnerable Supported Versions
System Binaries
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OpenServer 5.0.6 /usr/bin/X11/scosession
OpenServer 5.0.7 /usr/bin/X11/scosession
3. Solution
The proper solution is to install the latest packages.
4. OpenServer 5.0.6
4.1 First install oss646b or later
4.2 Location of oss646c
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/oss646c/
4.3 Verification of oss646c
MD5 (VOL.000.000) = f19b6c6949f615316bfb075d249989e8
MD5 (VOL.000.001) = 341ff8553aecd2c7b0c2beaf83030d0f
MD5 (VOL.000.002) = 6e46708ad8029e12280d4f9ac60ab814
MD5 (VOL.000.003) = 2868b64a6a6db742adb3b485be645d7e
MD5 (VOL.000.004) = 1696fe1db9bb063827ee5e76e58dff84
MD5 (VOL.000.005) = f39da342f8af72fcaccdf478dca04109
MD5 (VOL.000.006) = 2b31611c8af7d2e7910d6e8e3cf701a6
MD5 (VOL.000.007) = d0175c0f4e3ed29435b1eab95609f8f4
MD5 (VOL.000.008) = aa9e8a525c341fed077f981b1dacb486
MD5 (VOL.000.009) = 8e023af67b57507824406bdda322079a
MD5 (VOL.000.010) = 2b46e8adba8ae0b64109f2069da978a2
4.4 Location of Fixed Binaries
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.5
4.5 Verification
MD5 (VOL.000.000) = 953b64f2a068cd188717ebf3c87e9aed
md5 is available for download from
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/tools
4.6 Installing Fixed Binaries
Upgrade the affected binaries with the following sequence:
1) Download the VOL* files to a directory
2) Run the custom command, specify an install from media
images, and specify the directory as the location of the
images.
5. OpenServer 5.0.7
5.1 Location of Fixed Binaries
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.5
The fixes are also available in SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7
Maintenance Pack 3 or later. See
http://www.sco.com/support/update/download/osr507list.html.
5.2 Verification
MD5 (VOL.000.000) = 953b64f2a068cd188717ebf3c87e9aed
md5 is available for download from
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/tools
5.3 Installing Fixed Binaries
Upgrade the affected binaries with the following sequence:
1) Download the VOL* files to a directory
2) Run the custom command, specify an install from media
images, and specify the directory as the location of the
images.
6. References
Specific references for this advisory:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-1021
SCO security resources:
http://www.sco.com/support/security/index.html
SCO security advisories via email
http://www.sco.com/support/forums/security.html
This security fix closes SCO incidents sr886719 fz528461
erg712476.
7. Disclaimer
SCO is not responsible for the misuse of any of the information
we provide on this website and/or through our security
advisories. Our advisories are a service to our customers
intended to promote secure installation and use of SCO
products.
8. Acknowledgments
SCO would like to thank Joel Soderberg and Christer Oberg
of Deprotect which describes itself as "a Swedish based
security company divided into four divisions; Managed
Security Services, Security Services, Products and Development
and our Security Academy."
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