SGI IRIX MAC Address Changing Weakness

BID:5467

Info

SGI IRIX MAC Address Changing Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 5467
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1419
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 14 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 03:56PM
Credit: Vulnerability announced in an SGI Security Advisory.
Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 6.5.16
SGI IRIX 6.5.15
SGI IRIX 6.5.14
SGI IRIX 6.5.13
Not Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 6.5.17
SGI IRIX 6.5.12
SGI IRIX 6.5.11

Discussion

SGI IRIX MAC Address Changing Weakness

IRIX is the UNIX Operating Environment distributed by SGI.

When IRIX is upgraded from a version prior to the 6.5.13 release to a release between versions 6.5.13 and 6.5.16, a change is made that may affect firewall rulesets. This could allow an attacker to bypass otherwise correct access controls.

Exploit / POC

SGI IRIX MAC Address Changing Weakness

No exploit is required for this vulnerability.

Solution / Fix

SGI IRIX MAC Address Changing Weakness

Solution:
This problem does not exist in IRIX version 6.5.17.

References

SGI IRIX MAC Address Changing Weakness

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