SGI IRIX 6.2/6.3/6.4 XFS File System truncate privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in SGI IRIX 6.2/6.3/6.4. Affected by this issue is the function truncate of the component XFS File System. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2000-0798. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SGI IRIX 6.2/6.3/6.4 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects the function truncate of the component XFS File System. 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. CVE summarizes:

The truncate function in IRIX 6.x does not properly check for privileges when the file is in the xfs file system, which allows local users to delete the contents of arbitrary files.

The issue has been introduced in 03/01/1996. The weakness was published 01/09/1997 by Last Stage (Website). The advisory is shared for download at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0798. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published 4 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at downloads.securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 314 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2110), Exploit-DB (20137), SecurityFocus (BID 1540†) and OSVDB (8569†). Similar entries are available at VDB-15941, VDB-15939, VDB-15938 and VDB-15937. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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01/09/1997 +314 days 🔍
02/01/1997 +23 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Researcher: Last Stage
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15940
X-Force: 2110
SecurityFocus: 1540 - IRIX xfs truncate() Privilege Check Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8569 - IRIX XFS File System Truncate Function Arbitrary File Content Deletion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/27/2014 17:55
Updated: 10/10/2024 17:42
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:55 (60), 04/11/2019 10:45 (7), 10/10/2024 17:42 (17)
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