Info

Disclosure

Dec 27, 1996

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jan 04, 1997

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 netprint program calls the disable command via a system() call without supplying an absolute path. The PATH environment variable for finding and executing the disable program can be trivially modified by a malicious user. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Silicon Graphics, Inc. has released a patch to address this vulnerability. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: /usr/sbin/versions -v remove print Take note that the 2022 patch for version 6.2 will patch all vulnerable versions and is the only patch available for other versions. For example, in the patch directory for 6.1 or 6.3, there is no patch for this vulnerability. As a result, the 2022 for 6.2 must be used.

Products

Silicon Graphics, Inc.	IRIX	5.3
		6.1
		6.2
		6.3
		6.4

References

CVE ID: 1999-1120 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 2107
Bugtraq ID: 395
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961203-01-PX ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961203-02-PX
Vendor Specific Solution URL: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.2/patch2022.pgp.and.chksums ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.2/patch2022.relnotes ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.2/patch2022.tar
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1997_1/0009.html
Vendor URL: http://www.sgi.com

Credit

Yuri Volobuev - volobuevt1.chem.umn.edu -

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/993