TITLE:
Sun Solaris Sun Update Connection Proxy Password Disclosure
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17931

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17931/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 10
http://secunia.com/product/4813/

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun Update Connection, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose certain
sensitive information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error which allows
local users to gain knowledge of the configured web proxy password.
The proxy password is reportedly also visible in the web proxy log
files in the web proxy server.

Successful exploitation requires that Sun Update Connection is
configured to use a web proxy with password authentication enabled.

The vulnerability has been reported in Solaris 10 on both SPARC and
x86 platforms.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119107-04 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119108-04 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Nicholas Brealey, Culham Electromagnetics and
Lightning.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102090-1

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