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                                  CERT-Renater

                       Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN148
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DATE                      : 07/03/2005

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Solaris 9.

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    Sun(sm) Alert Notification
      * Sun Alert ID: 57738
      * Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in the "stfontserverd" Daemon
      * Category: Security
      * Product: Solaris
      * BugIDs: 5104693
      * Avoidance: Patch
      * State: Resolved
      * Date Released: 24-Feb-2005
      * Date Closed: 24-Feb-2005
      * Date Modified:

    1. Impact A security vulnerability in the STSF Font Server Daemon
    (stfontserverd) may allow a local unprivileged user the ability to
    overwrite or remove any file on the system which could result in a
    Denial of Service (DoS).

    Note: Standard Type Services Framework (STSF) is a text imaging and
    font handling framework for applications.

    2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following
    releases:

    SPARC Platform

      * Solaris 9 without patch [2]117201-09

    x86 Platform

      * Solaris 9 without patch [3]117202-09

    Note: Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and Solaris 10 are not affected by this
    issue.

    3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the
    described issue has been exploited.

    Solution Summary [4]Top

    4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the
    "Resolution" section below.

    5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases:

    SPARC Platform

      * Solaris 9 with patch [5]117201-09 or later

    x86 Platform

      * Solaris 9 with patch [6]117202-09 or later

    This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
    basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by
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References

    1. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57738-1#top
    2. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117201-09-1
    3. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117202-09-1
    4. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57738-1#top
    5. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117201-09-1
    6. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117202-09-1

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