PT-2005-1524 · Sgi · Irix

Published 2005-04-08 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-0464

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SGI IRIX versions 6.5.22 and possibly other 6.5 versions

Description The issue concerns a problem where gr osview in debug mode does not properly drop privileges when opening description files. This allows local users to read a line from arbitrary files by utilizing the -d and -D options, which then prints the line as a formatting error.

Recommendations For SGI IRIX versions 6.5.22 and possibly other 6.5 versions, consider disabling the debug mode for gr osview until a proper fix is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the gr osview utility to minimize the risk of unauthorized file access.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0464

Affected Products

Irix

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/25361 · Exploit
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=226&type=vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0464 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/15351 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013662 · Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050402-01-P · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14875 · Note