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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2006.0539 -- [Solaris] Security Vulnerability on Sun Fire T2000 With Solaris 10 (3/05 HW2) 3 August 2006 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Sun Fire T2000 Server, Solaris 10 Operating System Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris 10 Platform: Sun Fire T2000 Impact: Provide Misleading Information Access: Existing Account Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102543-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Sun(sm) Alert Notification * Sun Alert ID: 102543 * Synopsis: Security Vulnerability on Sun Fire T2000 With Solaris 10 (3/05 HW2) * Category: Security * Product: Sun Fire T2000 Server, Solaris 10 Operating System * BugIDs: 6338338 * Avoidance: Patch, Upgrade * State: Resolved * Date Released: 01-Aug-2006 * Date Closed: 01-Aug-2006 * Date Modified: 1. Impact The crypto provider in Solaris 10 3/05 HW2 when running on Sun Fire T2000 platforms might incorrectly verify a DSA signature. Applications which depend on the results of this DSA signature verification might be vulnerable to trusting data which could have been tampered with. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur on the following platform: * Sun Fire T2000 with Solaris 10 (3/05 HW2) without patch 121236-01 Note: This issue only affects T2000 systems with Solaris 10 3/05 HW2 installed. To determine if a system has this version of Solaris 10 installed (3/05 HW2), the following command can be run: % cat /etc/release Solaris 10 3/05 HW2 s10s_hw2wos_05 SPARC Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 26 September 2005 3. Symptoms There are no symptoms that would indicate this vulnerability has been exploited. 4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround to this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: * Sun Fire T2000 (with Solaris 10) with patch 121236-01 or later * Sun Fire T2000 with Solaris 10 Update 1 or later Note: The T2000 platform is now shipping with Solaris 10 Update 1 installed. This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. 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