From agent99@sgi.com Wed Jun 26 16:11:59 2002 From: SGI Security Coordinator To: agent99@sgi.com Cc: vulnwatch@vulnwatch.org, bugtraq@securityfocus.com Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:36:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: IRIX pmpost vulnerability -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- _____________________________________________________________________________ SGI Security Advisory Title: pmpost vulnerability Number: 20010601-01-I Date: June 24, 2002 Reference: SGI Security Advisory 20010601-01-A Reference: CVE-2001-0823 _____________________________________________________________________________ - ----------------------- - --- Issue Specifics --- - ----------------------- It's been reported that the Performance Co-Pilot /usr/pcp/bin/pmpost utility can be manipulated by a malicious user to append to critical system files. This capability could be used to cause a root exploit. This issue was originally reported in SGI Security Bulletin 20010601-01-A: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010601-01-A See http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/191831 for further details. SGI has investigated the issue and recommends the following steps for neutralizing the exposure. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that these measures be implemented on ALL vulnerable SGI systems. This issue has been corrected in the 6.5.13 and later releases of IRIX. - -------------- - --- Impact --- - -------------- The pmpost binary is part of the Performance Co-Pilot package (pcp_eoe.sw.eoe) and is not installed by default on IRIX 6.5 systems. To determine the version of IRIX you are running, execute the following command: # uname -R That will return a result similar to the following: # 6.5 6.5.16f The first number ("6.5") is the release name, the second ("6.5.16f" in this case) is the extended release name. The extended release name is the "version" we refer to throughout this document. To see if pmpost is installed, execute the following command: # versions long | grep pmpost f 47407 43 pcp_eoe.sw.eoe usr/pcp/bin/pmpost If the results returned are similar to the above, pmpost is installed and the system may be vulnerable. This vulnerability was assigned the following CVE: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-0823 - ---------------------------- - --- Temporary Workaround --- - ---------------------------- SGI understands that there are times when upgrading the operating system is inconvenient or not possible. In those instances, we recommend the following workaround: % su - # /sbin/chmod 555 /usr/pcp/bin/pmpost # exit % This workaround will disable the ability for non-root processes to append to /var/adm/pcplog/NOTICES. - ---------------- - --- Solution --- - ---------------- SGI has not provided patches for these vulnerabilities. Our recommendation is to upgrade to IRIX 6.5.13 or later. OS Version Vulnerable? Patch # Other Actions ---------- ----------- ------- ------------- IRIX 3.x unknown Note 1 IRIX 4.x unknown Note 1 IRIX 5.x unknown Note 1 IRIX 6.0.x unknown Note 1 IRIX 6.1 unknown Note 1 IRIX 6.2 unknown Note 1 IRIX 6.3 unknown Note 1 IRIX 6.4 unknown Note 1 IRIX 6.5 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.1 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.2 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.3 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.4 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.5 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.6 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.7 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.8 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.9 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.10 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.11 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.12 yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.13 no IRIX 6.5.14 no IRIX 6.5.15 no IRIX 6.5.16 no NOTES 1) This version of the IRIX operating has been retired. Upgrade to an actively supported IRIX operating system. See http://support.sgi.com/irix/news/index.html#policy for more information. 2) If you have not received an IRIX 6.5.X CD for IRIX 6.5, contact your SGI Support Provider or URL: http://support.sgi.com/irix/swupdates/ 3) Upgrade to IRIX 6.5.13 or later. - ------------------------ - --- Acknowledgments ---- - ------------------------ SGI wishes to thank Paul Starzetz and the users of the Internet Community at large for their assistance in this matter. - ------------- - --- Links --- - ------------- SGI Security Advisories can be found at: http://www.sgi.com/support/security/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/ SGI Security Patches can be found at: http://www.sgi.com/support/security/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/ SGI patches for IRIX can be found at the following patch servers: http://support.sgi.com/irix/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/ SGI freeware updates for IRIX can be found at: http://freeware.sgi.com/ SGI fixes for SGI open sourced code can be found on: http://oss.sgi.com/projects/ SGI patches and RPMs for Linux can be found at: http://support.sgi.com/linux/ or http://oss.sgi.com/projects/sgilinux-combined/download/security-fixes/ SGI patches for Windows NT or 2000 can be found at: http://support.sgi.com/nt/ IRIX 5.2-6.4 Recommended/Required Patch Sets can be found at: http://support.sgi.com/irix/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/patchset/ IRIX 6.5 Maintenance Release Streams can be found at: http://support.sgi.com/colls/patches/tools/relstream/index.html IRIX 6.5 Software Update CDs can be obtained from: http://support.sgi.com/irix/swupdates/ The primary SGI anonymous FTP site for security advisories and patches is patches.sgi.com (216.32.174.211). 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