Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 ld.so path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file ld.so. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-6494. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file ld.so. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the LANG environment variable that points to a locale file containing attacker-controlled format string specifiers.

The bug was discovered 12/12/2006. The weakness was presented 12/13/2006 by Sean Larsson with iDEFENSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6494 since 12/12/2006. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115701 (Sun Solaris ld.so.1(1) Directory Traversal Vulnerability (1001294.1)).

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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30849), SecurityFocus (BID 21564†), OSVDB (30843†), Secunia (SA23317†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017376†). See VDB-2744 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Sean Larsson
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-6494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2743

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X-Force: 30849 - Sun Solaris ld.so LANG directory traversal, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 21564 - Sun Solaris LD.SO Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23317 - Sun Solaris ld.so Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflow, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30843 - Solaris ld.so LANG Variable Traversal Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017376
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 13314 - Sun Solaris 8-10 Directory Traversal Allows Local Code Execution Bypassing Restrictions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4979

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2006 09:44
Updated: 07/11/2019 17:15
Changes: 12/15/2006 09:44 (93), 07/11/2019 17:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:459:103

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