Sun Solaris up to Snv 82 Kerberos credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sun Solaris. This affects an unknown part of the component Kerberos. Performing a manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1933. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Kerberos. 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 confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Kerberos in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_117, does not properly manage credential caches, which allows local users to access Kerberized NFS mount points and Kerberized NFS shares via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 06/03/2009. The weakness was published 06/05/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1933 since 06/05/2009. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38774 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is . The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116456 (Sun Solaris Kerberos Credential Management Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (1020130.1)).

Upgrading to version Snv 85 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50952), Tenable (38774), SecurityFocus (BID 35205†), OSVDB (54979†) and Secunia (SA35341†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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: 38774
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Solaris Snv 85

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03/17/2015 +2100 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1933 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1933
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48435
X-Force: 50952
SecurityFocus: 35205 - Sun Solaris Kerberos Credential Management Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 35341
OSVDB: 54979 - Sun - Solaris - Kerberos Credential Management Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22557 - Sun Solaris 8-10 and OpenSolaris < snv_117 Kerberos Allows Local Unauthorized Access, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1499

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/07/2025 10:04
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (63), 09/06/2019 09:22 (7), 08/11/2021 13:45 (3), 04/07/2025 10:04 (19)
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