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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

               ESB-2005.0180 -- Sun Alert Notification 57706
          Security Vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) Command
                             23 February 2005

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           KCMS
Publisher:         Sun Microsystems
Operating System:  Solaris 9 and prior
Impact:            Increased Privileges
                   Modify Arbitrary Files
Access:            Existing Account
CVE Names:         CAN-2004-0481

Original Bulletin: 
  http://classic.sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57706

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 Sun(sm) Alert Notification

    * Sun Alert ID: 57706
    * Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) Command
      May Allow Local Users the Ability to Modify Any File on the System
    * Category: Security
    * Product: Solaris
    * BugIDs: 5040882
    * Avoidance: Workaround, Patch
    * State: Resolved
    * Date Released: 18-Feb-2005
    * Date Closed: 18-Feb-2005
    * Date Modified:

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) command may allow local
unprivileged users the ability to modify any file on the system. This can
result in a Denial of Service (DoS) or possibly elevated privileges.

Note: kcms_configure is part of the Kodak Color Management System (KCMS)
which configures an X11 window system for use with the KCMS library.

This issue is described in CAN-2004-0481 (see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0481)

Sun acknowledges with thanks, iDEFENSE (http://www.idefense.com), for
bringing this issue to our attention.  

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

    * Solaris 7 without patch 107337-04
    * Solaris 8 without patch 111400-03
    * Solaris 9 without patch 114636-03

x86 Platform

    * Solaris 7 without patch 107339-04
    * Solaris 8 without patch 111401-03
    * Solaris 9 without patch 114637-03

Note: Solaris 10 is not affected by this issue.

3. Symptoms

There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has
been exploited.  

Solution Summary        

Top 4. Relief/Workaround

If KCMS is not being used, the setuid(2) permissions on the
kcms_configure(1) binary could be removed by running the following command
as the root (uid 0) user:

    # chmod u-s /usr/openwin/bin/kcms_configure                        

The KCMS packages below could also be removed by using the pkgrm(1M)
command as root user:

Core KCMS packages:

    application SUNWkcslx   KCMS Runtime Library (64-bit)
    application SUNWkcspf   KCMS Optional Profiles
    application SUNWkcspg   KCMS Programmers Environment
    application SUNWkcspx   KCMS Programmers Environment (64-bit)
    system      SUNWkcsrl   KCMS Runtime Library Support
    system      SUNWkcsrr   KCMS Runtime Profiles
    application SUNWkcsrt   KCMS Runtime Environment
    application SUNWkcsrx   KCMS Runtime Environment (64-bit)                                                      

Translated KCMS packages:

    ALE         SUNWckcsr   Simplified Chinese (EUC) KCMS Runtime Environment
    application SUNWdkcsr   German KCMS Runtime Environment
    application SUNWekcsr   Spanish KCMS Runtime Environment
    application SUNWfkcsr   French KCMS Runtime Environment
    ALE         SUNWhkcsr   Traditional Chinese (EUC) KCMS Runtime Environment
    application SUNWikcsr   Italian KCMS Runtime Environment
    application SUNWjkcsr   Japanese KCMS Runtime Environment
    ALE         SUNWkkcsr   Korean (EUC) KCMS Runtime Environment
    application SUNWskcsr   Swedish KCMS Runtime Environment                                          

For example:

    # pkgrm SUNWkcslx SUNWkcspf SUNWkcspg SUNWkcspx SUNWkcsrl SUNWkcsrr \
    SUNWkcsrt SUNWkcsrx SUNWckcsr SUNWdkcsr SUNWekcsr SUNWfkcsr SUNWhkcsr \
    SUNWikcsr SUNWjkcsr SUNWkkcsr SUNWskcsr                              

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

    * Solaris 7 with patch 107337-04 or later
    * Solaris 8 with patch 111400-03 or later
    * Solaris 9 with patch 114636-03 or later

x86 Platform

    * Solaris 7 with patch 107339-04 or later
    * Solaris 8 with patch 111401-03 or later
    * Solaris 9 with patch 114637-03 or later

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