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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.0078 -- [Win][Linux][Solaris] A Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Access Manager May Allow Privilege Escalation of Sub-Realm Administrators 21 January 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris Linux variants Windows Impact: Increased Privileges Access: Existing Account CVE Names: CVE-2009-0169 Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-249106-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Solution Type Sun Alert Solution 249106 : A Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Access Manager May Allow Privilege Escalation of Sub-Realm Administrators Bug ID 6761627 Product Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Date of Resolved Release 12-Jan-2009 SA Document Body A Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Access Manager May Allow Privilege Escalation of Sub-Realm Administrators 1. Impact A security vulnerability in Sun Java System Access Manager may allow a sub-realm administrator to escalate their privileges and access the root realm as an administrator. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 126356-02 x86 Platform: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 126357-02 Linux: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 without patch 126358-02 Windows: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 without patch 126359-02 Other: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 WAR file-based installation (all platforms) without patch 140504-02 Note: Sun Java System Access Manager 7.0 and earlier are not impacted by this issue. To determine if Sun Java System Access Manager is installed, the following command can be run on a Solaris system: % pkginfo -l SUNWamsvc || echo "Sun Java Access Manager not installed" PKGINST: SUNWamsvc NAME: Sun Java System Access Manager Services CATEGORY: application ARCH: all VERSION: 7.1,REV=06.12.19.15.12 To determine the version of Sun Java System Access Manager on other systems, the following command can be run: $ <access-manager-install-dir>/bin/amadmin --version Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (where <access-manager-install-dir> is the installation directory of the Sun Java System Access Manager). 3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate this issue has been exploited. 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: SPARC Platform: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 126356-02 or later x86 Platform: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 126357-02 or later Linux: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 with patch 126358-02 or later Windows: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 with patch 126359-02 or later Other: * Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 WAR file-based installation (all platforms) with patch 140504-02 or later Note: After applying the recommended or latest patch, the "amadmin" user will only be able to login to the admin console through either the "DataStore" or the "Application" modules. On systems running Access Manager 7.1 in legacy mode the following commands should be run to ensure creation of the Data Store Authentication module instance: $ ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w <password> -h <host> -p <port> << EOF dn: $rootdn changetype: modify add: sunRegisteredServiceName sunRegisteredServiceName: sunAMAuthDataStoreService EOF $ ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w <password> -h <host> -p <port> << EOF dn: ou=default,ou=OrganizationConfig,ou=1.0,ou=sunAMAuthDataStoreService,ou=services,$rootdn changetype: modify add: sunkeyvalue sunkeyvalue: sunAMAuthDataStoreAuthLevel=0 EOF For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557. 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). 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