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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0221 -- Sun Alert Notification 57710
Security Vulnerability in the newgrp(1) Command May Allow
Unauthorized Root Privileges
18 March 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: newgrp
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
Platform: SPARC
IA-32
Impact: Root Compromise
Access: Existing Account
Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 57710
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in the newgrp(1) Command May
Allow Unauthorized Root Privileges
* Category: Security
* Product: Solaris
* BugIDs: 4705393
* Avoidance: Workaround, Patch
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 16-Mar-2005
* Date Closed: 16-Mar-2005
* Date Modified:
1. Impact A buffer overflow in newgrp(1) may allow a local
unprivileged user the ability to gain root privileges.
2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following
releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 7 without patch [2]118737-01
* Solaris 8 without patch [3]116993-01
* Solaris 9 without patch [4]117445-01
x86 Platform
* Solaris 7 without patch [5]118738-01
* Solaris 8 without patch [6]116994-01
* Solaris 9 without patch [7]117446-01
Note: Solaris 10 is not affected by this issue.
addressed
3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the
described issue has been exploited.
Solution Summary [8]Top
4. Relief/Workaround To work around the described issue, sites may
wish to remove the "setuid" permissions from the newgrp(1) utility
until patches can be applied to the system. This can be done by
issuing the following command:
# chmod u-s /usr/bin/newgrp
Note: Removing the set-user-ID bit from the newgrp(1) utility will
prevent unprivileged users from using the newgrp(1) command.
5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 7 with patch [9]118737-01 or later
* Solaris 8 with patch [10]116993-01 or later
* Solaris 9 with patch [11]117445-01 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 7 with patch [12]118738-01 or later
* Solaris 8 with patch [13]116994-01 or later
* Solaris 9 with patch [14]117446-01 or later
This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
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References
1. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1#top
2. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-118737-01-1
3. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116993-01-1
4. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117445-01-1
5. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-118738-01-1
6. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116994-01-1
7. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117446-01-1
8. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57710-1#top
9. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-118737-01-1
10. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116993-01-1
11. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117445-01-1
12. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-118738-01-1
13. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116994-01-1
14. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117446-01-1
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