TITLE:
Sun Solaris lpsched Unspecified Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18498

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18498/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 9
http://secunia.com/product/95/
Sun Solaris 8
http://secunia.com/product/94/
Sun Solaris 10
http://secunia.com/product/4813/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in lpsched, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in lpsched.
This can be exploited by unprivileged users to delete any files or
disable the LP print service.

The vulnerability has been reported in Solaris 8, 9, and 10.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 109320-17 or later.

Solaris 9:
Apply patch 113329-16 or later.

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 120467-03 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 109321-17 or later.

Solaris 9:
Apply patch 114980-17 or later.

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 120468-03 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Hiroshi Nakano.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102033-1

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