SGI IRIX up to 6.5.17m mv Command privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in SGI IRIX. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component mv Command. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1518. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SGI IRIX (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component mv Command. 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

mv in IRIX 6.5 creates a directory with world-writable permissions while moving a directory, which could allow local users to modify files and directories.

The issue has been introduced in 06/01/1998. The weakness was released 10/03/2002 by FIRST, Walter Roberson, NASA JPL and University of Alaska (Website). The advisory is shared for download at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1518. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1585 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10276), SecurityFocus (BID 5893†) and OSVDB (8580†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-20295. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• SGI

Name

• IRIX

Version

• 6.5
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6
• 6.5.7
• 6.5.8
• 6.5.9
• 6.5.10
• 6.5.11
• 6.5.12
• 6.5.13
• 6.5.13m
• 6.5.14
• 6.5.14m
• 6.5.15
• 6.5.15m
• 6.5.16
• 6.5.16m
• 6.5.17
• 6.5.17m

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/01/1998 🔍
10/03/2002 +1585 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +1 days 🔍
04/02/2003 +180 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +372 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +3773 days 🔍
04/11/2019 +1707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST, Walter Roberson, NASA JPL, University of Alaska
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1518 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1518
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20296
X-Force: 10276
SecurityFocus: 5893 - IRIX 'mv' Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8580 - IRIX mv Arbitrary File/Directory Modification

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:28
Updated: 04/11/2019 14:46
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:28 (53), 04/11/2019 14:46 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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