From agent99@sgi.com Wed May 1 04:33:15 2002 From: SGI Security Coordinator To: agent99@sgi.com Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:32:20 -0700 (PDT) Subject: IRIX /dev/ipfilter Denial of Service vulnerability -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- _____________________________________________________________________________ SGI Security Advisory Title: /dev/ipfilter Denial of Service vulnerability Number: 20020408-01-I Date: April 30, 2002 Reference: CAN-2002-0172 ______________________________________________________________________________ - ----------------------- - --- Issue Specifics --- - ----------------------- SGI has determined that the default permissions on /dev/ipfilter as created by /dev/MAKEDEV could lead to a Denial of Service attack. The default permissions were 644, and while the permissions are set to that value it is possible for a non-root user to disrupt network traffic. 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. - -------------- - --- Impact --- - -------------- The /dev/ipfilter device is created by default on IRIX 6.5 systems during installation. The ipfilterd software that is intended to use this device is not installed by default, it is part of the eoe.sw.ipgate package. To determine if you are vulnerable, execute the following command: $ ls -l /dev/ipfilter crw-r--r-- 1 root sys 59, 0 Apr 12 08:33 /dev/ipfilter If your /dev/ipfilter shows the permissions and ownership of 644 as in the example above, then you are vulnerable. These vulnerabilities may not be exploited by a remote user, a local account is required. This issue has been corrected in IRIX 6.5.11 and later versions. This vulnerability was assigned the following CVE: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0172 - ---------------------------- - --- Temporary Workaround --- - ---------------------------- You can fix the permissions of /dev/ipfilter with the following command: # chmod 600 /dev/ipfilter After running that command, it should look like this: # ls -l /dev/ipfilter crw------- 1 root sys 59, 0 Apr 12 08:33 /dev/ipfilter However, SGI recommends upgrading to IRIX 6.5.11 or later because if the /dev/MAKEDEV script is run it will reset the permissions to 644. The /dev/MAKEDEV script has been changed in IRIX 6.5.11 to create the device with 600 permissions. - ---------------- - --- Solution --- - ---------------- SGI has not provided patches for this vulnerability. Our recommendation is to upgrade to IRIX 6.5.11 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 no IRIX 6.5.12 no 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 6.5.11 or later. - ------------- - --- 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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