TITLE:
VERITAS Cluster Server for UNIX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17502

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17502/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/6062/
VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/6063/
VERITAS Storage Foundation 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/6064/
VERITAS Storage Foundation 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/6065/
VERITAS Cluster Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/4059/
VERITAS Cluster Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/4058/
VERITAS Cluster Server 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/2746/
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Database (DB2, Oracle and Sybase) 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/6067/
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Database (DB2, Oracle and Sybase) 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/6066/
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)
3.x
http://secunia.com/product/6068/
VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)
4.x
http://secunia.com/product/6069/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in VERITAS Cluster Server for UNIX,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the SUID root
"ha" command when handling the VCSI18N_LANG environmental variable.
This can be exploited by malicious users to gain root privileges on
an affected system.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following products:
* VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System 4.0 for AIX, Linux,
and Solaris
* VERITAS SANPoint Control Quickstart 3.5 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation For DB2 1.0 for AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation For DB2 4.0 for AIX and Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle 3.0 for AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle 3.5 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle 4.0 for Solaris and AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters
(RAC) 3.5 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Clusters
(RAC) 4.0 for AIX, Linux, and Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for Sybase 4.0 for Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 2.2 for Linux and VMWare ESX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 3.4 for AIX
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 3.5 for HP-UX and Solaris
* VERITAS Storage Foundation for UNIX 4.0 for AIX, Linux and Solaris
* VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) for Linux
* VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) for Solaris, HP-UX, and
AIX
* VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) for Solaris, AIX, and
Linux

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) on Solaris:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279917 

VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) on Solaris:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279918 

VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) on AIX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279945 

VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) on AIX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279946 

VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) for HP-UX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279947 

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on Red Hat Advanced Server
2.1: http://support.veritas.com/docs/279948 

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3.0 (i686):
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279950 

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3.0 (ia64):
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279951 

VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 (all versions) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3.0 (i686):
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279952 

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on VMWare ESX:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279953 

VERITAS Cluster Server 2.2 (all versions) on SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 8 SP3:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279954

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Kevin Finisterre.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.11.08a.html

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