1012 : IRIX RemoveSystemTour .exitops Privilege Escalation
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Disclosure

Oct 30, 1996

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Oct 30, 1996

Solution

Unknown

Keywords

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Description

IRIX contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when a malicious user manipulates environment variables and configuration files to trick the RemoveSystemTour program, which is setuid root, into executing a trojan horse. It is possible that the flaw may allow root privileges resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

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

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround:

#/bin/chmod u-s /usr/lib/tour/bin/RemoveSystemTour
#/bin/chmod u-s /usr/people/tour/oob/bin/oobversions

Products

Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Watch-list
IRIX
Watch-list
6.2
6.3
6.1
5.x
6.0
6.0.1

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

  • Tun-Hui Hu - hhuiBrand New Doo Doostardot.net -

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