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SGI IRIX arrayd Authentication Spoofing Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15785
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Release Date:
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2005-06-23
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Popularity:
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6,298 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Spoofing
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| OS: | SGI IRIX 6.5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-1999-0692
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Description:
SGI has acknowledged a vulnerability in IRIX, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in arrayd during the processing of authentication requests when configured to use NONE or SIMPLE authentication. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on a vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation requires arrayd to be configured to use NONE or SIMPLE authentication.
Solution:
The vendor recommends that arrayd is configured to use NOREMOTE authentication (default setting in IRIX 6.5.5 and later) until a solution is available.
Original Advisory:
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050604-01-A.asc
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