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SGI IRIX scheme Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA9292	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2003-07-17
Last Update:	2003-07-22
Popularity:	6,939 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	SGI IRIX 6.5.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2003-0574

Description: SGI has reported a vulnerability in IRIX, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in "/usr/lib/iaf/scheme" when a user logs in and certain environment variables are set. Successful exploitation may potentially allow execution of arbitrary code with "root" privileges. The vulnerability has been reported in all versions of IRIX 6.5 prior to version 6.5.21. Solution: Update to version 6.5.21 or apply patch. IRIX 6.5.16: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.5.16/patch5182.tar IRIX 6.5.17: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.5.17/patch5182.tar IRIX 6.5.18: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.5.18/patch5182.tar IRIX 6.5.19: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.5.19/patch5182.tar IRIX 6.5.20: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/6.5.20/patch5182.tar Changelog: 2003-07-22 Updated wrong link for 6.5.17 Original Advisory: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030702-01-P

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