Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 28 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 28 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2430. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 28 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in auditconfig in Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_58, when Solaris Auditing is enabled, allows local users with an RBAC execution profile for auditconfig to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2430 since 07/10/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13419 (Solaris 8 (x86) : 109008-28), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116497 (Sun Solaris auditconfig Command Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (1020636.1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51382), Tenable (13419), SecurityFocus (BID 35501†), Secunia (SA35580†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22938†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 13419
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (x86) : 109008-28
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OpenVAS ID: 855633
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for c2audit and auditconfig 140921-01
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05/25/2009 +1778 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2065 days 🔍
03/31/2025 +3667 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2430 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2430
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48962
X-Force: 51382
SecurityFocus: 35501 - Sun Solaris 'auditconfig(1M)' Command Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 35580 - Sun Solaris auditconfig Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 22938 - Sun Solaris 8/9/10 and OpenSolaris \x3C snv_59 Auditconfig(3M) RBAC Execution Profile Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 03/31/2025 06:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (59), 02/12/2017 12:48 (12), 08/12/2021 10:14 (3), 03/31/2025 06:07 (17)
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