Info

Disclosure

Aug 01, 1994

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

IRIX contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the print manager allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Attack Type Unknown
Impact: Impact Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Silicon Graphics, Inc. has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Silicon Graphics, Inc.	IRIX	5.1
		5.2

References

CVE ID: 1999-1219 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 468
ISS X-Force ID: 511
Related OSVDB ID: 8558
CERT: CA-1994-13
CIAC Advisory: e-33
Other Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-94.04.SGI.Irix.sgihelp.Vulnerability
Vendor Specific Solution URL: ftp://ftp.sgi.com/security/

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/8557