===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN250 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 08/04/2005 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : IRIX versions 6.5.21m to 6.5.27. ====================================================================== ______________________________________________________________________________ SGI Security Advisory Title: gr_osview vulnerabilities Number: 20050402-01-P Date: April 7, 2005 Reference: SGI BUG 930890, CAN-2005-0465, IDEF0820 Reference: SGI BUG 930892, CAN-2005-0464, IDEF0821 Fixed in: Patch 5869 for IRIX 6.5.23-6.5.27 ______________________________________________________________________________ SGI provides this information freely to the SGI user community for its consideration, interpretation, implementation and use. SGI recommends that this information be acted upon as soon as possible. SGI provides the information in this Security Advisory on an "AS-IS" basis only, and disclaims all warranties with respect thereto, express, implied or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall SGI be liable for any loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data or for any indirect, special, exemplary, incidental or consequential damages of any kind arising from your use of, failure to use or improper use of any of the instructions or information in this Security Advisory. _____________________________________________________________________________ - ----------------------- - --- Issue Specifics --- - ----------------------- It has been reported thru iDefense that there are several vulnerabilities affecting recent versions of gr_osview. The bugs addressed by this patch are: * 930890 gr_osview -s can corrupt arbitrary files http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0465 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=225&type=vulnerabilities * 930892 can display head of arbitrary files http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0464 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=226&type=vulnerabilities SGI has investigated the issue and recommends the following steps for resolving this issue. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that these measures be implemented on ALL vulnerable SGI systems. - -------------- - --- Impact --- - -------------- To determine the version of IRIX you are running, execute the following command: # /bin/uname -R That will return a result similar to the following: # 6.5 6.5.19f The first number ("6.5") is the release name, the second ("6.5.19f" in this case) is the extended release name. The extended release name is the "version" we refer to throughout this document. - ---------------- - --- Solution --- - ---------------- SGI has provided a series of patches for these vulnerabilities and recommends that all affected operating systems install the appropriate patch. OS Version Vulnerable? Patch # Other Actions - ---------- ----------- ------- ------------- IRIX 3.x no Note 1 IRIX 4.x no Note 1 IRIX 5.x no Note 1 IRIX 6.0.x no Note 1 IRIX 6.1 no Note 1 IRIX 6.2 no Note 1 IRIX 6.3 no Note 1 IRIX 6.4 no Note 1 IRIX 6.5 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.1 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.2 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.3 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.4 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.5 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.5 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.6 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.7 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.8 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.9 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.10 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.11 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.12 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.13 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.14 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.15 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.16 no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.17m no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.17f no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.18m no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.18f no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.19m no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.19f no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.20m no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.20f no Note 2 IRIX 6.5.21m yes Note 2 IRIX 6.5.21f yes Note 2 IRIX 6.5.22 yes Note 2 IRIX 6.5.23 yes 5869 Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.24 yes 5869 Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.25 yes 5869 Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.26 yes 5869 Notes 2 & 3 IRIX 6.5.27 yes 5869 Notes 2 & 3 NOTES 1) This version of the IRIX operating has been retired. Upgrade to an actively supported IRIX operating system. See http://support.sgi.com for more information. 2) If you have not received a current IRIX 6.5.x CD for IRIX 6.5, contact your SGI Support Provider or URL: http://support.sgi.com 3) Install the required patch(es) based on your operating release. ##### Patch File Checksums #### The actual patch will be a tar file containing the following files: Filename: README.patch.5869 Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 28181 8 README.patch.5869 Algorithm #2 (sum): 25529 8 README.patch.5869 MD5 checksum: 06C2CFFA6C38826E7D044F5A25BFA96E Filename: patchSG0005869 Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 58381 2 patchSG0005869 Algorithm #2 (sum): 50639 2 patchSG0005869 MD5 checksum: 77B4FA1AA9D9A27A341C1B99037BB8E1 Filename: patchSG0005869.eoe_sw Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 46972 241 patchSG0005869.eoe_sw Algorithm #2 (sum): 41924 241 patchSG0005869.eoe_sw MD5 checksum: 962BCA66F74233BF6236B7C2E38B4FD4 Filename: patchSG0005869.idb Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 41448 1 patchSG0005869.idb Algorithm #2 (sum): 35775 1 patchSG0005869.idb MD5 checksum: A06BE0983CF0D87FFB72F9608D5E4533 - ------------------------ - --- Acknowledgments ---- - ------------------------ SGI wishes to thank iDEFENSE for their assistance in this matter. - ------------- - --- Links --- - ------------- Patches are available via the web, anonymous FTP and from your SGI service/support provider. 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