Security Update: [CSSA-2002-SCO.6]

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	    Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory

Subject:		Open UNIX, UnixWare 7: webtop setuid script vulnerability
Advisory number: 	CSSA-2002-SCO.6
Issue date: 		2002 February 21
Cross reference:
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1. Problem Description
	
	The setuid scripts in the webtop product may be used to gain
	root privileges.


2. Vulnerable Supported Versions

	Operating System	Version		Affected Files
	------------------------------------------------------------------
	UnixWare 7		7.1.1		/opt/webtop/bin/i3un0212/cgi-bin/admin/scoadminreg.cgi
						/opt/webtop/bin/i3un0212/cgi-bin/admin/service_action.cgi
	Open UNIX		8.0.0		/opt/webtop/bin/i3un0212/cgi-bin/admin/scoadminreg.cgi
						/opt/webtop/bin/i3un0212/cgi-bin/admin/service_action.cgi

3. Workaround

	If the webtop functionality is not needed, remove the setuid
	permissions from the scripts:

	# chmod -s /opt/webtop/bin/i3un0212/cgi-bin/admin/scoadminreg.cgi
	# chmod -s /opt/webtop/bin/i3un0212/cgi-bin/admin/service_action.cgi


4. UnixWare 7, Open UNIX 8

  4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

	ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.6/


  4.2 Verification

	MD5 (erg711951b.Z) = 53a0eb6dfe4bc1b1d8361ef1c5b488a6

	md5 is available for download from
		ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/tools/


  4.3 Installing Fixed Binaries

	Upgrade the affected binaries with the following commands:

	Download erg711951b.Z to the /tmp directory

	# uncompress /tmp/erg711951b.Z
	# pkgadd -d /tmp/erg711951b


5. References

	This and other advisories are located at
		http://stage.caldera.com/support/security

	This  advisory addresses Caldera Security  internal  incidents
	sr859215, fz519942, erg711951.


6. Disclaimer

	Caldera International, Inc. is not responsible for  the misuse
	of  any of  the  information we provide on our  website and/or
	through our security advisories.  Our advisories are a service
	to our  customers  intended to promote secure installation and
	use of Caldera International products.


7. Acknowledgements

	Caldera   would    like   to   thank   jggm   JeGalGhongMyeung
	<jggmat_private>  for  the  discovery  and  research   of  this
	vulnerability.
		       
	 
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