IRIX 'mv' Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

BID:5893

Info

IRIX 'mv' Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5893
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1518
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 04 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 05:06PM
Credit: This issue was announced in a SGI security advisory.
Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 6.5.17 m
SGI IRIX 6.5.17
SGI IRIX 6.5.16 m
SGI IRIX 6.5.16
SGI IRIX 6.5.15 m
SGI IRIX 6.5.15
SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m
SGI IRIX 6.5.14
SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m
SGI IRIX 6.5.13
SGI IRIX 6.5.12
SGI IRIX 6.5.11
SGI IRIX 6.5.10
SGI IRIX 6.5.9
SGI IRIX 6.5.8
SGI IRIX 6.5.7
SGI IRIX 6.5.6
SGI IRIX 6.5.5
SGI IRIX 6.5.4
SGI IRIX 6.5.3
SGI IRIX 6.5.2
SGI IRIX 6.5.1
SGI IRIX 6.5
Not Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 6.5.18

Discussion

IRIX 'mv' Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in the 'mv' command included in the IRIX operating system. The 'mv' command is part of the eoe.sw.base package, which is installed by default.

Reportedly the 'mv' command creates insecure permissions for renamed directories.

This issue could allow unauthorized users to read and modify sensitive system files and resources.

References

IRIX 'mv' Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

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