IRIX syserr temporary file Vulnerability

BID:85

Info

IRIX syserr temporary file Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 85
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 11 1998 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 11 1998 12:00AM
Credit:
Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 6.4
SGI IRIX 6.3
SGI IRIX 6.2
SGI IRIX 5.3
Not Vulnerable: SGI IRIX 6.5

Discussion

IRIX syserr temporary file Vulnerability

The syserr program is a root program that creates the /usr/tmp/.syserr.data file which could be manipulated to gain root access and thereby is a security issue.

This is SGI Incident # 498885.

Exploit / POC

IRIX syserr temporary file Vulnerability

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References

IRIX syserr temporary file Vulnerability

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