15350 : IRIX gr_osview -s Parameter Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-04-07

Time to Patch	Time to Exploit	Time to Vendor Response
48 days	48 days	5 days

Description

SGI IRIX contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to open arbitrary files and overwrite them with system usage data. The issue is triggered when envoking the gr_osview utility with the '-s' option occurs. It is possible that the flaw may allow a local user to open arbitrary files and overwrite them with system usage data resulting in a loss of confidentiality and integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.5.23 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

SGI

IRIX

6.5.22

References

Security Tracker: 1013662
Secunia Advisory ID: 14875
Related OSVDB ID: 15351
CVE ID: 2005-0465 (see also: NVD)
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050402-01-P.asc
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-04/0102.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=225&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true

Credit

Anonymous - iDefense Labs VCP

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-07 | Disagree?

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