VDB-13700 · CVE-1999-1243 · 19950301-01-P373

SGI IRIX 5.2/6.0/6.0.1 Desktop Permissions Tool privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in SGI IRIX 5.2/6.0/6.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Desktop Permissions Tool. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-1243. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SGI IRIX 5.2/6.0/6.0.1 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Desktop Permissions Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

sgi desktop permissions tool in irix 6.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions for arbitrary files and gain privileges.

The weakness was published 03/03/1995 as 19950301-01-P373 as confirmed patch (Website). The advisory is shared for download at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1243. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at patches.sgi.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2113), Exploit-DB (20263) and SecurityFocus (BID 1751†). ciac.llnl.gov is providing further details. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

IRIX

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: patches.sgi.com

Timelineinfo

03/02/1995 🔍
03/03/1995 +1 days 🔍
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06/17/2014 +7046 days 🔍
08/20/2024 +3716 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: 19950301-01-P373⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13700
X-Force: 2113 - IRIX permissions tool can be used to arbitrarily change file permissions
SecurityFocus: 1751 - IRIX permissions File Manipulation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 15:45
Updated: 08/20/2024 01:23
Changes: 06/17/2014 15:45 (52), 05/18/2018 09:19 (8), 08/20/2024 01:23 (25)
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