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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0759 -- [Win][Linux][HP-UX][Solaris][AIX]
Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0
plugin for Sun N1 Service Provisioning System (SPS)
4 August 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 plugin
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
Windows
HP-UX
AIX
Linux variants
Impact: Administrator Compromise
Access: Existing Account
CVE Names: CVE-2008-3425
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-239566-1
Revision History: August 4 2008: Added CVE information
August 1 2008: Initial Release
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Solution Type: Sun Alert
Solution 239566 : Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Web
Server 7.0 plugin for Sun N1 Service Provisioning
System (SPS)
Bug ID: 6711524
Product
Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2
Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0
Date of Resolved Release: 30-Jul-2008
SA Document Body
Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 plugin for Sun N1
Service Provisioning System (SPS)
1. Impact
A Security vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 plugin
for Sun N1 Service Provisioning System may allow a user who has access
to the N1SPS administrator console to gain unauthorized administrator
access on the Sun Java System Web Server that is being maintained by
N1SPS
.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases (for both SPARC and x86
platforms):
* Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.x or 6.0.x without Web
Server 7.0 plugin patch 138536-01
Note: Previous versions of Service Provisioning System are not
affected by this issue, as Web Server 7.0 plug-in was released first
with N1SPS 5.2.
Only systems with Web Server 7.0 plug-in installed are vulnerable to
this issue. To determine if a system has this plug-in installed, the
following command can be run:
$ pkginfo SUNWspssws70
system,n1sps Sun Microsystems N1 SPS Webserver 7 Plug-in
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issue has been exploited to gain access to the Web Server
administrator password.
4. Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution
section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases (for both SPARC and
x86 platforms):
* Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.x or 6.0.x with Web Server
7.0 plugin patch 138536-01 or later
For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical
Instruction ID 213557.
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