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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

       ESB-2004.0347 -- Sun Alert Notification - Sun Alert ID: 5755
 The Solaris Management Console (smc(1M)) Server May Disclose Information
                      About Files on a Solaris System
                                17 May 2004

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                Solaris Management Console (smc)
Publisher:              Sun Microsystems
Operating System:       Solaris 9
                        Solaris 8
Platform:               SPARC
                        IA-32
Impact:                 Access Privileged Data
Access Required:        Remote

Original Bulletin:

    http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F57559

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   DOCUMENT ID: 57559
   SYNOPSIS: The Solaris Management Console (smc(1M)) Server May Disclose
   Information About Files on a Solaris System
   DETAIL DESCRIPTION:
   
Sun(sm) Alert Notification

     * Sun Alert ID: 57559
     * Synopsis: The Solaris Management Console (smc(1M)) Server May
       Disclose Information About Files on a Solaris System
     * Category: Security
     * Product: Solaris
     * BugIDs: 4947668
     * Avoidance: Patch
     * State: Resolved
     * Date Released: 13-May-2004
     * Date Closed: 13-May-2004
     * Date Modified:
       
1. Impact

   The Solaris Management Console (smc(1M)) Server may allow a remote
   unprivileged user to learn about a system's directory structure and
   the presence/location of files therein. However, it does not allow one
   to see the contents of the files.
   
   Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Jon Hart for identifying and reporting
   this issue.
   
2. Contributing Factors

   This issue can occur in the following releases:
   
   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 8 without patch 111313-02
     * Solaris 9 without patch 116807-01
       
   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 8 without patch 111314-02
     * Solaris 9 without patch 116808-01
       
   Note 1: Solaris 7 is not affected by this issue.
   
   Note 2: The described issue only occurs if the Solaris Management
   Console (smc(1M)) Server is running on the system. This can be
   determined by running the following command as the "root" user:
    # /etc/init.d/init.wbem status
    Solaris Management Console server not running on port 898                  
    # /etc/init.d/init.wbem status
    Solaris Management Console server version 2.1.0 running on port 898
                  

3. Symptoms

   There are no user visible symptoms to determine whether the
   vulnerability is being exploited.
   SOLUTION SUMMARY:
   
4. Relief/Workaround

   To workaround this issue until patches can be applied, sites may
   disable the Solaris Management Console (smc(1M)) Server by running the
   following commands as the root user:
   
   To stop the running of the smc(1M) server:
    # /etc/init.d/init.wbem stop                  

   To prevent the smc(1M) server from starting upon successive reboots:
    # mv /etc/rc2.d/S90wbem /etc/rc2.d/disabled-S90wbem                  

5. Resolution

   This issue is addressed in the following releases:
   
   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 8 with patch 111313-02 or later
     * Solaris 9 with patch 116807-01 or later
       
   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 8 with patch 111314-02 or later
     * Solaris 9 with patch 116808-01 or later
       
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   Copyright 2000-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
   Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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