Indigo Magic System Tour in the SGI system tour package (systour) for IRIX 5.x through 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse .exitops program, which is called by the inst command that is executed by the RemoveSystemTour program.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irix | Sgi | * | 6.3 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 5 (including) | 5 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 5.0.1 (including) | 5.0.1 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 5.1.1 (including) | 5.1.1 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 5.2 (including) | 5.2 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 5.3 (including) | 5.3 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.0.1 (including) | 6.0.1 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.1 (including) | 6.1 (including) |
| Irix | Sgi | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
References
- ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.08.SGI.systour.vul
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961101-01-I
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=87602167420095\u0026w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7456.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/470
- ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.08.SGI.systour.vul
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961101-01-I
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=87602167420095\u0026w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7456.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/470