Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85 Credential Storage store_cred credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85. The affected element is the function store_cred of the component Credential Storage. The manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-5690. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85 (Operating System). Affected is the function store_cred of the component Credential Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The Kerberos credential renewal feature in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris build snv_01 through snv_104, allows local users to cause a denial of service (authentication failure) via unspecified vectors related to incorrect cache file permissions, and lack of credential storage by the store_cred function in pam_krb5.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2008. The weakness was disclosed 12/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5690 since 12/19/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37287 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 139479-01), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47291), Tenable (37287), SecurityFocus (BID 32793†), OSVDB (50926†) and Secunia (SA33042†). The entry VDB-45611 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 37287
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 139479-01
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45612

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X-Force: 47291
SecurityFocus: 32793 - Sun Solaris Kerberos Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 33042 - Sun Solaris Kerberos Credential Renewal Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 50926 - CVE-2008-5690 - Sun - Multiple Products - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021390
Vulnerability Center: 20213 - Sun Solaris 8,9,10 and OpenSolaris < snv_105 Kerberos Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3428

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 18:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (80), 08/21/2019 18:58 (4)
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