Sun Solaris 8.0 RBAC Rule privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun Solaris 8.0. This affects an unknown function of the component RBAC Rule Handler. The manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-4395. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component RBAC Rule Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality in Sun Solaris 8 allow remote attackers who know the password for a role to gain privileges via that role.

The weakness was shared 08/17/2007 with Sun (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4395 since 08/17/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 855458 , 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 115616 (Sun Solaris 8 RBAC Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (1000065.1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36080), Tenable (855458), SecurityFocus (BID 25353†), OSVDB (36614†) and Secunia (SA26494†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 855458
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OpenVAS ID: 855143
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for SunFreeware bzip2 126869-04
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: Sun
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4395 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4395
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3264

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X-Force: 36080 - Sun Solaris RBAC unauthorized access, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 25353 - Sun Solaris 8 RBAC Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26494 - Sun Solaris RBAC Rules Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 36614 - Solaris Role Based Access Control (RBAC) Unspecified Remote Role Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1018582 - Solaris RBAC Bugs May Let Certain Remote Users Access the System
Vulnerability Center: 15915 - Sun Solaris Role Based Access Control (RBAC) Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2916

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2007 18:13
Updated: 06/07/2025 18:39
Changes: 09/03/2007 18:13 (80), 06/07/2017 14:55 (12), 06/07/2025 18:39 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:FDA:103

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