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>> Sun Solaris Text Editors Tag Files Local Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Sun Solaris Text Editors Tag Files Local Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2614
CVE ID : CVE-2008-4131
CWE ID : CWE-20
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-09-18
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A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Solaris, which could be exploited by local attackers to potentially gain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an unspecified error within text editors (vi, ex, vedit, view, and edit) when handling tags, which could allow malicious users to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of another user.
Affected Products
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 10
Solution
Sun Solaris 8 (SPARC) - Apply patch 110903-08 or later
Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) - Apply patch 113031-04 or later
Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC) - Apply patch 120830-06 or later
Sun Solaris 8 (x86) - Apply patch 110904-08 or later
Sun Solaris 9 (x86) - Apply patch 116479-02 or later
Sun Solaris 10 (x86) - Apply patch 120831-06 or later
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2614
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-237987-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Eli the Bearded.
ChangeLog
2008-09-18 : Initial release
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