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TITLE:
Sun Solaris Multi-language Environment Library Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16219

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16219/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 8
http://secunia.com/product/94/
Sun Solaris 7
http://secunia.com/product/93/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Solaris, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
multi-language environment library (libmle) and can be exploited to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of an application linking
against the vulnerable library.

The vulnerability only affects Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 on the SPARC
platform.

SOLUTION:
Apply patch.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 7:
Apply patch 111646-01 or later.

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 111647-01 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101807-1

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