Article ID: 270549
Article Type: Sun Alert
Last reviewed: 2009-12-09
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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ID 213557.
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