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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SGI IRIX 5.3/6.2/6.3 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component df. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
root privileges via buffer overflow in df command on sgi irix systems.
The issue has been introduced in 11/01/1994. The weakness was presented 05/24/1997 by David Hedley as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 935 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (440). See 13947, 13946, 13945 and 13944 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
11/01/1994 🔍05/24/1997 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: sgi.comAdvisory: cert.org
Researcher: David Hedley
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0025 (🔍)
X-Force: 440
Vulnerability Center: 548 - Buffer Overflow in SGI IRIX df Command Enables Root Privileges, Medium
SecurityFocus: 346 - IRIX df Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 06/18/2014 12:54Updated: 05/07/2019 11:21
Changes: 06/18/2014 12:54 (67), 05/07/2019 11:21 (1)
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