From agent99@sgi.com Sat Apr 13 04:47:13 2002 From: SGI Security Coordinator To: agent99@sgi.com Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:08:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: IRIX Mail, mailx, timed and sort vulnerabilities -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ______________________________________________________________________________ SGI Security Advisory Title: Mail, mailx, timed and sort vulnerabilities Number: 20020401-01-P Date: April 10, 2002 ______________________________________________________________________________ - ----------------------- - --- Issue Specifics --- - ----------------------- It has been reported that certain standard utilities in IRIX had security issues: o "mailx" and "Mail" could be made to dump core o "sort" was using predictably-named temporary files o "timed" could die when sent null packets o "gzip" had a buffer overflow vulnerability These vulnerabilities could lead to a denial-of-service or root exploit. In the case of Mail/mailx, a local account may not be required. SGI has investigated the issues and recommends the following steps for neutralizing the exposure. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that these measures be implemented on ALL vulnerable SGI systems. These issues have been corrected in future releases of IRIX. - -------------- - --- Impact --- - -------------- These utilities are all installed by default on all IRIX 6.5 systems. The timed vulnerability may be exploited by a remote user, and no local account is required. The mailx, Mail, sort and gzip vulnerabilities require a local account in order to be exploited. - ---------------------------- - --- Temporary Workaround --- - ---------------------------- There is no effective workaround available for these problems. SGI recommends either upgrading to IRIX 6.5.16 when it is released, or installing the appropriate patch from the listing below. - ---------------- - --- Solution --- - ---------------- SGI has provided patches for these vulnerabilities. Our recommendation is to upgrade to IRIX 6.5.16 when available, or install the appropriate patch. 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 6.5.11m yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.11f yes Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.12m yes 4534 IRIX 6.5.12f yes 4535 IRIX 6.5.13m yes 4534 IRIX 6.5.13f yes 4535 IRIX 6.5.14m yes 4534 IRIX 6.5.14f yes 4535 IRIX 6.5.15m yes 4534 IRIX 6.5.15f yes 4535 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 6.5.16m or 6.5.16f. Security patches can be found on: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/ and http://support.sgi.com/irix/ ##### Patch File Checksums #### The actual patch will be a tar file containing the following files: Filename: README.patch.4534 Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 13804 8 README.patch.4534 Algorithm #2 (sum): 43355 8 README.patch.4534 MD5 checksum: 83E7A7D05DDF3E173309056F3FBB7118 Filename: patchSG0004534 Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 05536 4 patchSG0004534 Algorithm #2 (sum): 64119 4 patchSG0004534 MD5 checksum: 68E26B998FDC80EE323C2F6A606713B6 Filename: patchSG0004534.eoe_man Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 08170 18 patchSG0004534.eoe_man Algorithm #2 (sum): 57899 18 patchSG0004534.eoe_man MD5 checksum: 7CF0A1FD73120A7FD8994ACCF3FAD2F7 Filename: patchSG0004534.eoe_src Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 08489 45 patchSG0004534.eoe_src Algorithm #2 (sum): 5610 45 patchSG0004534.eoe_src MD5 checksum: F779DA0E1D6BE7DD85628F1353A51721 Filename: patchSG0004534.eoe_sw Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 30309 593 patchSG0004534.eoe_sw Algorithm #2 (sum): 3676 593 patchSG0004534.eoe_sw MD5 checksum: A381709E021AB90ACCC5699A23252073 Filename: patchSG0004534.idb Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 03657 3 patchSG0004534.idb Algorithm #2 (sum): 39027 3 patchSG0004534.idb MD5 checksum: B02861A4AAAA0A55FC948DABE336A5FE Filename: README.patch.4535 Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 06473 8 README.patch.4535 Algorithm #2 (sum): 43295 8 README.patch.4535 MD5 checksum: 04E693105557879E040221FCCB5451B8 Filename: patchSG0004535 Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 18098 4 patchSG0004535 Algorithm #2 (sum): 4005 4 patchSG0004535 MD5 checksum: 537B4360CC89815E68A11A06494F6EE0 Filename: patchSG0004535.eoe_man Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 08170 18 patchSG0004535.eoe_man Algorithm #2 (sum): 57899 18 patchSG0004535.eoe_man MD5 checksum: 7CF0A1FD73120A7FD8994ACCF3FAD2F7 Filename: patchSG0004535.eoe_src Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 51272 45 patchSG0004535.eoe_src Algorithm #2 (sum): 60860 45 patchSG0004535.eoe_src MD5 checksum: C1E9DA4D44A5403A8C6D1445E6CD6D88 Filename: patchSG0004535.eoe_sw Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 07781 595 patchSG0004535.eoe_sw Algorithm #2 (sum): 26585 595 patchSG0004535.eoe_sw MD5 checksum: 6CC83AF18C45DECA0F4D4E73B69E39DA Filename: patchSG0004535.idb Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 07659 3 patchSG0004535.idb Algorithm #2 (sum): 39136 3 patchSG0004535.idb MD5 checksum: BE50603142EFEC2EC1515E4D6BA10235 - ------------------------ - --- Acknowledgments ---- - ------------------------ SGI wishes to thank CERT, GOBBLES, NASA, Walter Roberson and the users of the Internet Community at large for their assistance in this matter. - ------------------ - --- References --- - ------------------- 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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