Ultrix DECnet-Internet gateway Vulnerability

BID:30

Info

Ultrix DECnet-Internet gateway Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 26 1991 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 26 1991 12:00AM
Credit:
Vulnerable: Digital Ultrix 4.2
Digital Ultrix 4.1
Digital Ultrix 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ultrix DECnet-Internet gateway Vulnerability

When installing the DECnet-Internet gateway software it is
necessary to create a guest account on the ULTRIX gateway
host. By default, this account has /bin/csh as its shell. By
virtue of the guest account having a valid shell, the
DECnet-Internet gateway software can be exploited to
allow unauthorized root access.

Anyone using the DECnet-Internet gateway can gain
unauthorized root privileges on the ULTRIX gateway host.

Solution / Fix

Ultrix DECnet-Internet gateway Vulnerability

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Ultrix DECnet-Internet gateway Vulnerability

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