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TITLE:
Sun Solaris "kcms_calibrate" Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23885

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http://secunia.com/advisories/23885/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

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

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
"kcms_calibrate" command, and can be exploited to execute arbitrary
commands with root privileges.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 111400-04 or later.

Solaris 9:
Apply patch 114636-04 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 111401-04 or later.

Solaris 9:
Apply patch 114637-04 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Cees-Bart Breunesse, University of Nijmegen.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102728-1

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