| Title: | Vulnerability in NIS+ |
| Date Issued: | July 30, 1997 |
| Last Modified: | July 30, 1997 |
| Code: | 00148 |
| Source: | SUN |
Security Bulletin #00148
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
Bulletin Number: #00148
Date: July 30, 1997
Title: Vulnerability in NIS+
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1. Bulletins Topics
Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 (SunOS 5.4
and 5.3) which relate to a vulnerability in NIS+.
Sun strongly recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
immediately on systems running SunOS 5.4 and 5.3 which use NIS+.
2. Who is Affected
Vulnerable: SunOS versions 5.4, 5.4_x86, and 5.3 which use NIS+.
Not Vulnerable: SunOS 4.1.3_U1, 4.1.4, 5.5, 5.5_x86, 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86,
and the upcoming version of Solaris.
3. Understanding the Vulnerability
NIS+ is a network-wide name service that runs under Solaris. It can be
selected as the name service in /etc/nsswitch.conf. If NIS+ is selected,
programs with setuid root permissions will link nss_nisplus.so.1 which
is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability may
allow non-privileged users to gain root privileges.
4. List of Patches
The vulnerability in NIS+ is fixed by the following patches:
OS version Patch ID
__________ ________
SunOS 5.4 102277-03
SunOS 5.4_x86 102278-03
SunOS 5.3 101736-04
5. Checksum Table
The checksum table below shows the BSD checksums (SunOS 5.x: /usr/ucb/sum),
SVR4 checksums (SunOS 5.x: /usr/bin/sum), and the MD5 digital signatures
for the above-mentioned patches that are available from:
<URL:ftp://sunsolve1.sun.com/pub/patches/patches.html>
These checksums may not apply if you obtain patches from your answer
centers.
File Name BSD SVR4 MD5
_______________ ________ _________ ________________________________
102277-03.tar.Z 10681 76 2019 152 4585727103680C70301D2F7679C9EA6D
102278-03.tar.Z 52108 76 53872 151 5040EB6980280C729051927BFB5C8130
101736-04.tar.Z 27381 77 18741 153 0AC81583908220A4D92CF5C091D6212C
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APPENDICES
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World Wide Web at:
<URL:ftp://sunsolve1.sun.com/pub/patches/patches.html>
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