SGI IRIX 6.2 netprint -n privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SGI IRIX 6.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component netprint. The manipulation of the argument -n leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-0485. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SGI IRIX 6.2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component netprint. The manipulation of the argument -n 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in netprint in IRIX 6.2, and possibly other versions, allows local users with lp privileges attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the -n option.

The issue has been introduced in 03/01/1996. The weakness was published 04/26/2001 by vade79 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0485. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available 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 1882 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 6.5.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6473), Exploit-DB (270), SecurityFocus (BID 2656†) and OSVDB (8571†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IRIX 6.5.13

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03/01/1996 🔍
04/26/2001 +1882 days 🔍
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06/27/2001 +62 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +1016 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3738 days 🔍
09/11/2024 +3722 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: vade79
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0485 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0485
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16895
X-Force: 6473
SecurityFocus: 2656 - IRIX 'netprint' Arbitrary Shared Library Usage Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8571 - IRIX netprint -n Arbitrary Command Privilege Escalation

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:51
Updated: 09/11/2024 13:55
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:51 (67), 09/11/2024 13:55 (16)
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