Sun Solaris 8/9 Solstice AdminSuite adm_build_path memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8/9. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function adm_build_path of the component Solstice AdminSuite. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4556. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sun Solaris 8/9 (Operating System). This issue affects the function adm_build_path of the component Solstice AdminSuite. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the adm_build_path function in sadmind in Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2008. The weakness was published 10/14/2008 by Adriano Lima with RISE Security (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4556 since 10/14/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13631 (Solaris 9 (x86) : 116454-03), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 105331 (Solaris sadmind Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (1019777.1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45858), Exploit-DB (6786), Tenable (13631), SecurityFocus (BID 31751†) and OSVDB (50019†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 13631
Nessus Name: Solaris 9 (x86) : 116454-03
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MetaSploit ID: sadmind_adm_build_path.rb
MetaSploit Name: Sun Solaris sadmind adm_build_path() Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Adriano Lima
Organization: RISE Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4556 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4556
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44525

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X-Force: 45858
SecurityFocus: 31751 - Sun Solstice AdminSuite 'sadmind' 'adm_build_path()' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32283 - Sun Solaris "sadmind" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 50019 - Sun - Solstice AdminSuite - 'sadmind' 'adm_build_path()' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021059
Vulnerability Center: 20093 - Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris Remote DoS and Code Execution via a Crafted RPC Request, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2824

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 07:51
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (99), 08/21/2019 11:31 (5), 11/08/2024 08:26 (16), 05/25/2025 07:51 (2)
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