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SGI IRIX Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA8044
Release Date: 2003-02-13
Popularity: 4,829 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Manipulation of data
Spoofing
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:SGI IRIX 6.5.x

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Description:
SGI has confirmed multiple older vulnerabilities in IRIX 6.5.x caused by predictable TCP/IP Initial Sequence Numbers, errors in the handling of certain packets and missing security restrictions.

The vulnerabilities can be exploited to spoof or hijack TCP connections, perform DoS attacks (Denial of Service) and manipulate interface settings.

Solution:
Upgrade to version 6.5.19. SGI has also released patches for newer versions of IRIX (6.5.14 to 6.5.18).

-- Patches --

Download from: "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/"

Version: IRIX 6.5.14m
Patch Number: 4765

Version: IRIX 6.5.14f
Patch Number: 4766

Version: IRIX 6.5.15m
Patch Number: 4767

Version: IRIX 6.5.15f
Patch Number: 4768

Version: IRIX 6.5.16m
Patch Number: 4769

Version: IRIX 6.5.16f
Patch Number: 4770

Version: IRIX 6.5.17m
Patch Number: 4859

Version: IRIX 6.5.17f
Patch Number: 4860

Version: IRIX 6.5.18m
Patch Number: 4861

Version: IRIX 6.5.18f
Patch Number: 4862

Original Advisory:
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030201-01-P


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