IRIX Insecure Desktop File Permissions Vulnerability

BID:5895

Info

IRIX Insecure Desktop File Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5895
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 04 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 04 2002 12:00AM
Credit: This issue was reported by SGI.
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 Insecure Desktop File Permissions Vulnerability

SGI has reported that some temporary desktop files in SGI IRIX are world-writeable. Local attackers may potentially modify or trojan these files.

The impact of this vulnerability depends entirely on the nature of specific temporary desktop files.

Solution / Fix

IRIX Insecure Desktop File Permissions Vulnerability

Solution:
SGI has released an updated advisory explaining that the patches in the original advisory are incompatible with R4000-class hardware. patch4820 and patch4819 are the correct patches.

SGI has released patches and has addressed the issue in later versions of IRIX.


SGI IRIX 6.5

SGI IRIX 6.5.1

SGI IRIX 6.5.10

SGI IRIX 6.5.11

SGI IRIX 6.5.12

SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m

SGI IRIX 6.5.13

SGI IRIX 6.5.14

SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m

SGI IRIX 6.5.15 m

SGI IRIX 6.5.15

SGI IRIX 6.5.16 m

SGI IRIX 6.5.16

SGI IRIX 6.5.17

SGI IRIX 6.5.17 m

SGI IRIX 6.5.2

SGI IRIX 6.5.3

SGI IRIX 6.5.4

SGI IRIX 6.5.5

SGI IRIX 6.5.6

SGI IRIX 6.5.7

SGI IRIX 6.5.8

SGI IRIX 6.5.9

References

IRIX Insecure Desktop File Permissions Vulnerability

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