IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Vulnerability

BID:13

Info

IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-1999-1554
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 31 1990 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 12:16AM
Credit:
Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 3.3.1
SGI IRIX 3.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Vulnerability

/usr/sbin/Mail can fail to reset its group id to the group id of
the caller. This can allow any user logged onto the system to
read any other user's (including root's) mail.

Exploit / POC

IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Vulnerability

Solution:
A fixed /usr/sbin/Mail binary has been made available for
anonymous ftp from SGI.COM ([192.48.153.1]). The
correct binary can be found at:

sgi/Mail/Mail

under the ftp directory.

Note that this binary must be installed with the same group
(mail) and permissions (2755) as your existing 3.3 or 3.3.1
/usr/sbin/Mail.

References

IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Vulnerability

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