Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 Power Management improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Power Management. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-1432. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Power Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Power management (Powermanagement) on Solaris 2.4 through 2.6 does not start the xlock process until after the sys-suspend has completed, which allows an attacker with physical access to input characters to the last active application from the keyboard for a short period after the system is restoring, which could lead to increased privileges.

The weakness was shared 07/16/1998 by Ralf Lehmann as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1432. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19126) and SecurityFocus (BID 160†). The entry VDB-14182 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Solaris 7.0

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06/19/2014 +5817 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Ralf Lehmann
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1432 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1432
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14184
SecurityFocus: 160 - Solaris power management Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 16:45
Updated: 01/01/2025 02:24
Changes: 06/19/2014 16:45 (51), 05/19/2018 09:58 (6), 01/01/2025 02:24 (25)
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