MCI Telecommunications internetMCI Security Group Report Title: iMCI MIIGS Security Alert Report Name: SUNWadmap Root Vulnerability Report Number: iMCISE:IMCISUN:071598:01:P1R1 Report Date: 07/15/98 Report Format: Formal Report Classification: MCI Informational Report Reference: http://www.security.mci.net Report Distribution: iMCI Security, MCI Internal Internet Gateway Security (MIIGS), MCI Emergency Alert LiSt (MEALS) (names on file) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin Bulletin Number: #00173 Date: July 15, 1998 Cross-Ref: Title: SUNWadmap ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ The information contained in this Security Bulletin is provided "AS IS." Sun makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever with respect to the information contained in this Security Bulletin. 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Understanding the Vulnerability The System administration applications package, SUNWadmap, provides software used to perform system administration tasks. A vulnerability has been discovered in the SUNWadmap package of the Solaris 2.6 Hardware:3/98 and 5/98 update releases which could be exploited to get root access. 4. List of Patches The following patches are available in relation to the above problem. SunOS Patch ID _____ _________ SunOS 5.6 105800-02 (requires patch 106125-05) SunOS 5.6_x86 105801-02 (requires patch 106126-05) ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ APPENDICES A. Patches listed in this bulletin are available to all Sun customers via World Wide Web at: B. Checksums for the patches listed in this bulletin are available via World Wide Web at: C. Sun security bulletins are available via World Wide Web at: D. Sun Security Coordination Team's PGP key is available via World Wide Web at: E. 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