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>> Sun Solaris "/usr/bin/tip" Command Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Title : Sun Solaris "/usr/bin/tip" Command Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0317
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0470
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-01-24
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A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Solaris, which could be exploited by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges. This issue is due to an error in the "/usr/bin/tip" when handling specially crafted arguments, which could allow malicious users to execute arbitrary commands with "uucp" privileges.
Affected Products
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 10
Solution
Solaris 8 (SPARC) - Apply patch 111504-02 or later
Solaris 9 (SPARC) - Apply patch 123368-01 or later
Solaris 10 (SPARC) - Apply patch 124997-01 or later
Solaris 8 (x86) - Apply patch 111505-02 or later
Solaris 9 (x86) - Apply patch 123369-01 or later
Solaris 10 (x86) - Apply patch 124998-01 or later
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0317
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102773-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor
ChangeLog
2007-01-24 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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