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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                        ESB-2005.0972 -- [Solaris]
            Solaris 10 Sun Update Connection Web Proxy Password
                         Disclosure Vulnerability
                              9 December 2005

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Sun Update Connection Services
Publisher:         Sun Microsystems
Operating System:  Solaris 10
Impact:            Inappropriate Access
                   Denial of Service
Access:            Existing Account

Original Bulletin:
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102090-1

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
     * Sun Alert ID: 102090
     * Synopsis: Solaris 10 Sun Update Connection Web Proxy Password
       Disclosure Vulnerability
     * Category: Security
     * Product: Sun Update Connection Services, Solaris 10 Operating
       System
     * BugIDs: 6304563
     * Avoidance: Patch
     * State: Resolved
     * Date Released: 07-Dec-2005
     * Date Closed: 07-Dec-2005
     * Date Modified: 

1. Impact

   Solaris 10 with Sun Update Connection Services, a web proxy password
   may be visible to unauthorized local users on the affected system and
   also in the web proxy log files at the web proxy server. In addition,
   this issue prevents Sun Update Connection from authenticating to the
   web proxy server.

   Sun Acknowledges with thanks Nicholas Brealey of Culham
   Electromagnetics and Lightning for bringing this issue to our
   attention.

2. Contributing Factors

   This issue can occur in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patches 119107-01 through 119107-03 and without
       patch 119107-04

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patches 119108-01 through 119108-03 and without
       patch 119108-04

   Note: This issue occurs only when Sun Update Connection is configured
   to use a web proxy with password authentication enabled.

3. Symptoms

   Sun Update Connection with proxy authentication enabled does not work.
   Password may be visible in web proxy log files. 

4. Relief/Workaround

   There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution
   section below.

5. Resolution

   This issue is addressed in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 119107-04 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 119108-04 or later

   Note: Your web proxy password may have been compromised. It is
   advisable to change your web proxy password

   This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
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   notification may only be used for the purposes contemplated by these
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   Copyright 2000-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
   Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. All rights reserved

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