SGI IRIX up to 6.5.20m /etc/group privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SGI IRIX. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /etc/group. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0177. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SGI IRIX (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the file /etc/group. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SGI IRIX 6.5.x through 6.5.20f, and possibly earlier versions, does not follow "-" entries in the /etc/group file, which may cause subsequent group membership entries to be processed inadvertently.

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/1998. The weakness was presented 08/18/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0177 since 03/28/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1843 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.

See VDB-20672, VDB-20710 and VDB-20711 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• SGI

Name

• IRIX

Version

• 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
• 6.5.14
• 6.5.15f
• 6.5.15m
• 6.5.16f
• 6.5.16m
• 6.5.17f
• 6.5.17m
• 6.5.18f
• 6.5.18m
• 6.5.19f
• 6.5.19m
• 6.5.20f
• 6.5.20m

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

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