Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 Role-Based Access Control format privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Role-Based Access Control. Such manipulation of the argument format leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-4306. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Role-Based Access Control. The manipulation of the argument format with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 before 20060821 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, involving the default Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) settings in the "File System Management" profile.

The weakness was published 08/23/2006 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4306 since 08/23/2006. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 855244 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115395 (Sun Solaris File System Management RBAC Profile Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28551), Tenable (855244), SecurityFocus (BID 19647†), OSVDB (28115†) and Secunia (SA21581†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2479, VDB-2481, VDB-2491 and VDB-2494. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 855244
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OpenVAS ID: 855497
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for linker 112963-33
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com/
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4306 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4306
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2480

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X-Force: 28551 - Sun Solaris default RBAC configuration privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 19647 - Sun Solaris Format(1M) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 21581 - Sun Solaris RBAC Profile Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 28115 - Solaris File System Management RBAC Profile format Privileged Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016726 - Sun Solaris Default RBAC Configuration May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vupen: ADV-2006-3355

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2006 18:32
Updated: 06/18/2025 16:03
Changes: 08/24/2006 18:32 (86), 06/07/2017 14:55 (4), 06/18/2025 16:03 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:9C1:103

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