February 2005

ID: 00161
Ref: 144/2005
Date: 23 February 2005:14:31:50
Version: 1

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Title: Sun Alert Notification 57706 - Security Vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) Command
Abstract: A security vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) command may allow local unprivileged users the ability to modify any file on the system. This can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) or possibly elevated privileges.
Vendors affected: Sun
Operating systems affected: Sun
Applications affected: Sun

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Title
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Sun Alert Notification 57706 - Security Vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1)
Command

Detail
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A security vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) command may allow local
unprivileged users the ability to modify any file on the system. This can
result in a Denial of Service (DoS) or possibly elevated privileges.





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ESB-2005.0180 -- Sun Alert Notification 57706
Security Vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) Command
23 February 2005

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Product: KCMS
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris 9 and prior
Impact: Increased Privileges
Modify Arbitrary Files
Access: Existing Account
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0481

Original Bulletin:
http://classic.sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57706

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification

* Sun Alert ID: 57706
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) Command
May Allow Local Users the Ability to Modify Any File on the System
* Category: Security
* Product: Solaris
* BugIDs: 5040882
* Avoidance: Workaround, Patch
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 18-Feb-2005
* Date Closed: 18-Feb-2005
* Date Modified:

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in the kcms_configure(1) command may allow local
unprivileged users the ability to modify any file on the system. This can
result in a Denial of Service (DoS) or possibly elevated privileges.

Note: kcms_configure is part of the Kodak Color Management System (KCMS)
which configures an X11 window system for use with the KCMS library.

This issue is described in CAN-2004-0481 (see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0481)

Sun acknowledges with thanks, iDEFENSE (http://www.idefense.com), for
bringing this issue to our attention.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

* Solaris 7 without patch 107337-04
* Solaris 8 without patch 111400-03
* Solaris 9 without patch 114636-03

x86 Platform

* Solaris 7 without patch 107339-04
* Solaris 8 without patch 111401-03
* Solaris 9 without patch 114637-03

Note: Solaris 10 is not affected by this issue.

3. Symptoms

There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described
issue has been exploited.

Solution Summary

Top 4. Relief/Workaround

If KCMS is not being used, the setuid(2) permissions on the
kcms_configure(1) binary could be removed by running the following
command as the root (uid 0) user:

# chmod u-s /usr/openwin/bin/kcms_configure

The KCMS packages below could also be removed by using the pkgrm(1M)
command as root user:

Core KCMS packages:

application SUNWkcslx KCMS Runtime Library (64-bit)
application SUNWkcspf KCMS Optional Profiles
application SUNWkcspg KCMS Programmers Environment
application SUNWkcspx KCMS Programmers Environment (64-bit)
system SUNWkcsrl KCMS Runtime Library Support
system SUNWkcsrr KCMS Runtime Profiles
application SUNWkcsrt KCMS Runtime Environment
application SUNWkcsrx KCMS Runtime Environment (64-bit)

Translated KCMS packages:

ALE SUNWckcsr Simplified Chinese (EUC) KCMS Runtime Environment
application SUNWdkcsr German KCMS Runtime Environment
application SUNWekcsr Spanish KCMS Runtime Environment
application SUNWfkcsr French KCMS Runtime Environment
ALE SUNWhkcsr Traditional Chinese (EUC) KCMS Runtime Environment
application SUNWikcsr Italian KCMS Runtime Environment
application SUNWjkcsr Japanese KCMS Runtime Environment
ALE SUNWkkcsr Korean (EUC) KCMS Runtime Environment
application SUNWskcsr Swedish KCMS Runtime Environment

For example:

# pkgrm SUNWkcslx SUNWkcspf SUNWkcspg SUNWkcspx SUNWkcsrl SUNWkcsrr \
SUNWkcsrt SUNWkcsrx SUNWckcsr SUNWdkcsr SUNWekcsr SUNWfkcsr SUNWhkcsr \
SUNWikcsr SUNWjkcsr SUNWkkcsr SUNWskcsr

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

* Solaris 7 with patch 107337-04 or later
* Solaris 8 with patch 111400-03 or later
* Solaris 9 with patch 114636-03 or later

x86 Platform

* Solaris 7 with patch 107339-04 or later
* Solaris 8 with patch 111401-03 or later
* Solaris 9 with patch 114637-03 or later

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