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                                   CERT-Renater

                        Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN759
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DATE                      : 09/12/2005

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Solaris 10.

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
      * Sun Alert ID: 102090
      * Synopsis: Solaris 10 Sun Update Connection Web Proxy Password
        Disclosure Vulnerability
      * Category: Security
      * Product: Sun Update Connection Services, Solaris 10 Operating
        System
      * BugIDs: 6304563
      * Avoidance: Patch
      * State: Resolved
      * Date Released: 07-Dec-2005
      * Date Closed: 07-Dec-2005
      * Date Modified:

1. Impact

    Solaris 10 with Sun Update Connection Services, a web proxy password
    may be visible to unauthorized local users on the affected system and
    also in the web proxy log files at the web proxy server. In addition,
    this issue prevents Sun Update Connection from authenticating to the
    web proxy server.

    Sun Acknowledges with thanks Nicholas Brealey of Culham
    Electromagnetics and Lightning for bringing this issue to our
    attention.

2. Contributing Factors

    This issue can occur in the following releases:

    SPARC Platform
      * Solaris 10 with patches 119107-01 through 119107-03 and without
        patch 119107-04

    x86 Platform
      * Solaris 10 with patches 119108-01 through 119108-03 and without
        patch 119108-04

    Note: This issue occurs only when Sun Update Connection is configured
    to use a web proxy with password authentication enabled.

3. Symptoms

    Sun Update Connection with proxy authentication enabled does not work.
    Password may be visible in web proxy log files.

4. Relief/Workaround

    There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution
    section below.

5. Resolution

    This issue is addressed in the following releases:

    SPARC Platform
      * Solaris 10 with patch 119107-04 or later

    x86 Platform
      * Solaris 10 with patch 119108-04 or later

    Note: Your web proxy password may have been compromised. It is
    advisable to change your web proxy password

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