Multiple Vendor rpc.statd Arbitrary File Creation / Deletion Vulnerability

BID:6831

Info

Multiple Vendor rpc.statd Arbitrary File Creation / Deletion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6831
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 10 1996 12:00AM
Updated: May 10 1996 12:00AM
Credit: The discoverer of this vulnerability is currently unknown.
Vulnerable: Sun SunOS 4.1.4
Sun SunOS 4.1.3 _U1
Sun SunOS 4.1.3
Sun Solaris 2.5_x86
Sun Solaris 2.5
Sun Solaris 2.4_x86
Sun Solaris 2.4
Sun Solaris 2.3
Sony NEWS-OS 6.1.1
Sony NEWS-OS 6.1
Sony NEWS-OS 6.0.3
Sony NEWS-OS 4.2.1
SGI IRIX 6.1
SGI IRIX 6.0.1
SGI IRIX 6.0
SGI IRIX 5.3
SGI IRIX 5.2
SGI IRIX 5.1.1
SGI IRIX 5.1
SGI IRIX 5.0.1
SGI IRIX 5.0
SGI IRIX 4.0.5
SGI IRIX 4.0.4
SGI IRIX 4.0.3
SGI IRIX 4.0.2
SGI IRIX 4.0.1
SGI IRIX 4.0
NEC UX/4800 (64)
NEC UP-UX/V (Rel4.2MP)
NEC Ews-Ux V (Rel4.2MP)
NEC Ews-Ux V (Rel4.2)
IBM AIX 4.1
IBM AIX 3.2
Data General DG/UX 5.4 4.11
Cray UNICOS 8.3
Cray UNICOS 8.0
Cray UNICOS 7.0
Apple A/UX 3.1.1
Apple A/UX 3.1
Not Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 6.5.18
SGI IRIX 6.5.17
SGI IRIX 6.5.16
SGI IRIX 6.5.15
SGI IRIX 6.5.14
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
SGI IRIX 6.4
SGI IRIX 6.3
SGI IRIX 6.2
SCO Unixware 2.1.3
SCO Unixware 2.1
SCO Unixware 2.0.3
SCO Unixware 2.0
Data General DG/UX 5.4 4.11 MU02
Cray UNICOS 9.2 .4
Cray UNICOS 9.2
Cray UNICOS 9.0.2 .5
Cray UNICOS 9.0

Solution / Fix

Multiple Vendor rpc.statd Arbitrary File Creation / Deletion Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released fixes for A/UX 3.1 and 3.1.1 from ftp.support.apple.com at the following location:

pub/apple_sw_updates/US/Unix/A_UX/supported/3.x/rpc.statd/rpc.statd.Z

Cray UNICOS 9.0 and higher are not vulnerable.

This issue does not affect Data General DG/UX R4.11 Maintenance Update 2 (R4.11MU02).

Patches are available for HP-UX:

s300/s400 9.X - PHNE_7372 (rpc.statd)
s700/s800 9.X - PHNE_7072 (NFS Megapatch)
s700/s800 10.X - PHNE_7073 (NFS Megapatch)

APARs for IBM AIX are available.
AIX 3.2 - APAR - IX56056 (PTF - U441411)
AIX 4.1 - APAR - IX55931

Patches are available for NCR MP-RAS SVR4 releases:
MP-RAS 2.03.x - PNFS203 (Version after 7/26-96)
MP-RAS 3.00.x - PNFS300 (Version after 8/19-96)

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Multiple Vendor rpc.statd Arbitrary File Creation / Deletion Vulnerability

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