Cobalt Networks -- Security Advisory -- 01.31.2000

Problem:
For RaQ 1 and RaQ 2:
Through improper permissions checking in
/.cobalt/siteUserMod/siteUserMod.cgi, any Site Administrator can change
the password of the admin (root) account on the system.

For RaQ 3:
Through improper permissions checking in
/.cobalt/siteUserMod/siteUserMod.cgi, any Site Administrator can change
the password of any regular user or Site Administrator on the system,
but not admin(root).

Bug and exploit buy:
Chuck Pitre <chuck@oa.net>

Relevant products and architectures
Product		Architecture    	Vulnerable
Qube1		MIPS			No
Qube2		MIPS			No
RaQ1		MIPS			Yes
RaQ2		MIPS			Yes
RaQ3		x86 			Yes

If your system is at risk you can you can downloaded the relevant
package and install it.  These are beta versions of the packages, Cobalt
is currently testing these packages.

RaQ 1 -
ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/experimental/security/siteUserMod/RaQ1-Security-3.6.pkg

RaQ 2 -
ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/experimental/security/siteUserMod/RaQ2-Security-2.94.pkg

RaQ 3 -
ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/experimental/security/siteUserMod/RaQ3-Security-2.2.pkg

If you experience any problems with these packages please email
jeffb@cobalt.com or security@cobalt.com.

Jeff Bilicki
Software Engineer
Cobalt Networks