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              ESB-2005.0952 -- Sun Alert Notification 102016
    The Solaris Management Console (SMC) Enables TRACE HTTP by Default
                             30 November 2005

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Solaris 10 and prior
Publisher:         Sun Microsystems
Operating System:  Solaris
Platform:          SPARC
                   IA-32
Impact:            Access Privileged Data
Access:            Remote/Unauthenticated

Ref:               ESB-2005.0858

Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102016-1

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
     * Sun Alert ID: 102016
     * Synopsis: The Solaris Management Console (SMC) Enables TRACE HTTP
       by Default
     * Category: Security
     * Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System,
       Solaris 8 Operating System
     * BugIDs: 5090761
     * Avoidance: Patch, Workaround
     * State: Workaround
     * Date Released: 26-Oct-2005
     * Date Closed: 
     * Date Modified: 28-Nov-2005

1. Impact

   The Solaris Management Console (smc(1M)) is a graphical user interface
   that provides access to Solaris system administration tools which
   includes a web server that runs on port 898. This SMC web server
   enables the HTTP TRACE method by default which may allow a local or
   remote unprivileged user the ability to access sensitive information,
   such as cookies or authentication data, contained in the HTTP headers
   of an HTTP TRACE request.

   This issue is described in the CERT Vulnerability VU#867593 (see
   http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/867593).

   Note: The HTTP TRACE method asks a web server to echo the contents of
   the request back to the client for debugging purposes. The HTTP TRACE
   method is described in the HTTP 1.1 standard (RFC 2616, section 9.8).
   The TRACE method is enabled by default in Solaris Management Console
   (SMC) webserver.

2. Contributing Factors

   This issue can occur in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 8
     * Solaris 9 without patch 116807-02
     * Solaris 10 without patch 121308-01

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 8
     * Solaris 9 without patch 116808-02
     * Solaris 10 without patch 121309-01

   The described issue only occurs if the Solaris Management Console
   (smc(1M)) 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 predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
   issue has occurred. 

4. Relief/Workaround

   The Trace method cannot be turned off. To workaround this issue until
   patches can be applied, sites may disable the Solaris Management
   Console (smc(1M)) by running the following command 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 9 with patch 116807-02 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 121308-01 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 9 with patch 116808-02 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 121309-01 or later

   A final resolution is pending completion.

Change History

   28-Nov-2005:
     * Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections

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