SGI IRIX up to 6.4 Permission privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Permission Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0328. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Permission Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

sgi permissions program allows local users to gain root privileges.

The issue has been introduced in 06/01/1993. The weakness was disclosed 11/01/1997 as 19971103-01-PX as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0328. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1614 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (19318). The entry VDB-14016 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
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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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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: patches.sgi.com

Timelineinfo

06/01/1993 🔍
11/01/1997 +1614 days 🔍
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06/18/2014 +6073 days 🔍
06/05/2024 +3640 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: 19971103-01-PX⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14017
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 17:20
Updated: 06/05/2024 15:09
Changes: 06/18/2014 17:20 (44), 04/11/2019 09:13 (10), 06/05/2024 15:09 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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