SGI IRIX up to 6.4 cdplayer privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SGI IRIX up to 6.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component cdplayer. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0960. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component cdplayer. 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:

irix cdplayer allows local users to create directories in arbitrary locations via a command line option.

The weakness was published 03/20/1998 as 19980301-01-PX as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0960. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying the patch 19980301-01-PX 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 (19262). Similar entry is available at VDB-13851. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 19980301-01-PX

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03/20/1998 🔍
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06/18/2014 +5934 days 🔍
08/28/2024 +3724 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: 19980301-01-PX⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14095
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 00:15
Updated: 08/28/2024 10:47
Changes: 06/19/2014 00:15 (48), 05/19/2018 09:54 (6), 08/28/2024 10:47 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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