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Solaris ff.core Vulnerability

There is a vulnerability in Solaris's ff.core utility which allows normal users to execute the rename command as root. This particular bug when levereged against a series of other configuration issues in a standard Solaris setup can lead to a root compromise. An example of tthis attack excecuted via the ff.core rename attack coul.d be as follows:

1. rename /usr/bin/sh /usr/bin/admintool
2. rename /usr/sbin/swmtool /usr/sbin/in.rlogind
3. telnet localhost login and clean up

Detailed messages concerning this problem and related fixes are attached to this Vulnerability in the Referance section.