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Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1021089.1.
Article ID : 1021089.1
Article Type : Sun Alerts (SURE)
Last reviewed : 2009-12-08
Audience : PUBLIC
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A Security Vulnerability in the Generation of Encryption Keys for Sun Ray Firmware

Category
Security

Release Phase
Resolved

Bug Id
6852457

Product
Sun Ray Server Software 4.0
Sun Ray Server Software 4.1

Date of Resolved Release
09-Dec-2009

A security vulnerability in the generation of encryption keys for Sun Ray firmware:

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in the generation of encryption keys for Sun Ray firmware may allow a remote unprivileged user, who is able to intercept network traffic, to predict the private key and decrypt the mouse, keyboard, and display traffic between the Sun Ray DTU and the Sun Ray Server.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 (for Solaris 10) without patch 127553-07
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for Solaris 10) without patch 139548-03
x86 Platform
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 (for Solaris 10) without patch 127554-07
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for Solaris 10) without patch 139549-03
Linux Platform
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 (for RHEL AS 4, SLES 9) without patch 127555-07
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for RHEL 5, SLES 10) without patch 139550-03
Note: This issue only applies to the following DTU models:
  • Sun Ray 1
  • Sun Ray 1g
  • Sun Ray 100
  • Sun Ray 150
This issue does not apply to the Sun Ray 2 family of DTUs.

3. Symptoms

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

4. 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
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 (for Solaris 10) with patch 127553-07 or later
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for Solaris 10) with patch 139548-03 or later
x86 Platform
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 (for Solaris 10) with patch 127554-07 or later
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for Solaris 10) with patch 139549-03 or later
Linux Platform
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 (for RHEL AS 4, SLES 9) with patch 127555-07 or later
  • Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for RHEL 5, SLES 10) with patch 139550-03 or later

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References

127553-07
127554-07
127555-07
139548-03
139549-03
139550-03





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