Sun Solaris 10.0 in.rexecd Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 10.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component in.rexecd. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0769. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component in.rexecd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in in.rexecd in Solaris 10 allows local users to gain privileges on Kerberos systems via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2006. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2006 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0769 since 02/18/2006. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 378 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20943 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 120329-02), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115330 (Sun Solaris in.rexecd Daemon Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24680), Tenable (20943), SecurityFocus (BID 16658†), OSVDB (23227†) and Secunia (SA18891†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20943
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 120329-02
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OpenVAS ID: 855155
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for SMA 120273-27
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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01/31/2005 🔍
02/13/2006 +378 days 🔍
02/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
02/15/2006 +1 days 🔍
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02/18/2006 +2 days 🔍
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02/19/2006 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/08/2006 +16 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2057

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X-Force: 24680 - Sun Solaris in.rexecd(1M) Kerberos command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 16658 - Sun Solaris in.rexecd Daemon Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 18891 - Sun Solaris "in.rexecd" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 23227 - Solaris Kerberos Systems in.rexecd Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1015635
Vulnerability Center: 10609 - Sun Solaris in.rexecd (1M) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0608

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2006 10:56
Updated: 06/22/2025 22:23
Changes: 02/20/2006 10:56 (98), 06/15/2019 10:29 (1), 06/22/2025 22:23 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:BCB:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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