Sun Grid Engine up to 6.x memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun Grid Engine up to 6.x. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-0408. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Grid Engine up to 6.x and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

rsh utility in Sun Grid Engine (SGE) before 6.0u7_1 allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, possibly involving command line arguments.

The weakness was presented 01/24/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0408 since 01/25/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23347 (Solaris 5.8 (sparc) : 113136-06), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 6.0u7_1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24281), Tenable (23347), SecurityFocus (BID 16366†), Secunia (SA18580†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015531†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23347
Nessus Name: Solaris 5.8 (sparc) : 113136-06
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Grid Engine 6.0u7_1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28463
X-Force: 24281
SecurityFocus: 16366 - Sun Grid Engine Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 18580 - Sun Grid Engine rsh Client Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015531 - Grid Engine Bug in 'rsh' Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 25907 - Sun Grid Engine (SGE) Prior to 6.0u7_1 Local Arbitrary Code Execution with Root Privileges, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0308

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/07/2021 17:30
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (59), 02/27/2017 08:26 (17), 07/07/2021 17:30 (3)
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