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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.1163 -- [Solaris] Insecure Temporary File Usage Vulnerability in Sun SNMP Management Agent 5 January 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Sun SNMP Management Agent Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris Impact: Root Compromise Access: Existing Account CVE Names: CVE-2008-5746 Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-248646-1 Revision History: January 5 2009: Added CVE Reference December 29 2008: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Solution Type: Sun Alert Solution 248646 : Insecure Temporary File Usage Vulnerability in Sun SNMP Management Agent Bug ID: 6730690 Product Sun SNMP Management Agent Date of Resolved Release: 24-Dec-2008 SA Document Body Insecure Temporary File Usage Vulnerability in Sun SNMP Management Agent 1. Impact An insecure temporary file vulnerability in the Sun Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Agent may allow a local unprivileged user to overwrite any system file or gain root privileges. Sun Acknowledges with thanks Matthew Flanagan of Singtel Optus Pty Ltd for for bringing this issue to our attention. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform * Sun SNMP Management Agent "SUNWmasf" 1.4u2 thru 1.5.4 (For Solaris 8, 9 and 10) Note: The System Management Agent (SMA) SNMP daemon (snmpd(1M)) that ships with Solaris 10 or later is not affected. To determine the version of "SUNWmasf" on a system, the following command can be run: $ pkginfo -l SUNWmasf | grep VERSION VERSION: 1.6,REV=2008.11.17 3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited. 4. Workaround There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following release: SPARC Platform * Sun SNMP Management Agent ("SUNWmasf") 1.5.5 or later (For Solaris 8, 9 and 10) Sun SNMP Management Agent is available for download at http://www.sun.com/download/ For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557. This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. 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