[SA34640] Sun Solaris / SEAM Kerberos Multiple Vulnerabilities

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TITLE:
Sun Solaris / SEAM Kerberos Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34640

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34640/

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in Solaris and Sun
Enterprise Authentication Mechanism (SEAM), which can be exploited
by malicious people to potentially disclose sensitive information,
cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or potentially compromise a
vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA34347

The vulnerabilities are reported in Solaris 9 and 10 for both the
SPARC and x86 platforms, and Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism
1.0.1 (please see the vendor's advisory for details).

SOLUTION:
Disable Kerberos on affected systems.

A final resolution is pending completion.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256728-1

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA34347:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34347/

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