Multiple Vendor rdist(1) Vulnerability (1991)

BID:31

Info

Multiple Vendor rdist(1) Vulnerability (1991)

Bugtraq ID: 31
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 22 1991 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 22 1991 12:00AM
Credit:
Vulnerable: Sun SunOS 4.1.1
Sun SunOS 4.1 PSR_A
Sun SunOS 4.1
Sun SunOS 4.0.3 c
Sun SunOS 4.0.3
SGI IRIX 4.0
SGI IRIX 3.3.3
SGI IRIX 3.3.2
SGI IRIX 3.3.1
SGI IRIX 3.3
NeXT NeXTstep 2.1
NeXT NeXTstep 2.0
Cray UNICOS 6.1
Cray UNICOS 6.0 E
Cray UNICOS 6.0
Not Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 4.0.1

Discussion

Multiple Vendor rdist(1) Vulnerability (1991)

A security vulnerability exists in /usr/ucb/rdist that
can be used to gain unauthorized privileges. Under some
circumstances /usr/ucb/rdist can be used to create setuid
root programs.

Any user logged into the system can gain root access.

References

Multiple Vendor rdist(1) Vulnerability (1991)

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