Vulnerability Note VU#976470

Sun Enterprise Storage Manager may allow an unprivileged local user to gain root access

Overview

A vulnerability exists in Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager (ESM) that may allow unauthorized local users to gain root privileges.

I. Description

The Sun StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager (ESM) version 2.1 for the Sun SPARC platform may allow non-root local users assigned the "EMSUser" role to gain root privileges on a StorEdge management station.

II. Impact

This vulnerability may allow local users to gain unauthorized root access to the system.

III. Solution

Sun released a patch labeled 117367-01 to address this issue.

Remove the "ESMUser" role from all non-root or untrusted users on the management station.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
Sun Microsystems Inc.	Vulnerable	3-Sep-2004

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57581-1
http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=7247
http://secunia.com/advisories/11935/
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-117367-01-1&searchclause=117367-01

Credit

This vulnerability was publicly reported by Sun Alert Notification.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

Date Public	06/21/2004
Date First Published	09/03/2004 01:11:22 PM
Date Last Updated	09/08/2004
CERT Advisory
CVE Name
Metric	2.03
Document Revision	73

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