Sun Solaris 10.0 libpkcs11 getpwnam memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10.0 and classified as problematic. Affected is the function getpwnam in the library libpkcs11. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-2064. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris 10.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects the function getpwnam in the library libpkcs11. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the libpkcs11 library in Sun Solaris 10 might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (application failure) via unknown attack vectors that involve the getpwnam family of non-reentrant functions.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2006. The weakness was presented 04/25/2006 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2064 since 04/26/2006. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 445 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21259 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 118918-24 (deprecated)), 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.

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 11 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26075), Tenable (21259), SecurityFocus (BID 17687†), OSVDB (24941†) and Secunia (SA19789†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 21259
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 118918-24 (deprecated)
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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01/31/2005 🔍
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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-2006-2064 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2064
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2188
X-Force: 26075 - Sun Solaris libpkcs11 privilege escalation, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17687 - Sun Solaris PKCS#11 Library Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 19789 - Sun Solaris "libpkcs11" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24941 - Solaris libpkcs11 getpwnam(3C) Functions Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1015987
Vulnerability Center: 11431 - Sun Solaris 10 libpkcs11 Library Local Privilege Escalation and DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1504

Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2006 15:36
Updated: 06/18/2019 06:54
Changes: 05/02/2006 15:36 (97), 06/18/2019 06:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:AA0:103

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