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CERT: Sun server appliance open to attack
Users of Sun’s RaQ 4 Server appliance have been warned in the latest CERT advisory of a serious vulnerability affecting the units. "A remotely exploitable vulnerability has been discovered in Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 Server Appliances… may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges," the CERT advisory said.
Users of Sun’s RaQ 4 Server appliance have been warned in the latest CERT advisory of a serious vulnerability affecting the units.
"A remotely exploitable vulnerability has been discovered in Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 Server Appliances… may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges," the CERT advisory said. Ironically the vulnerability only affects Raq 4 units with Sun’s Security Hardening Patch (SHP) installed on them. Read the full story. --Patrick Gray, ZDNet Australia