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IRIX Checkpoint/Restart System Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9536
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Release Date:
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2003-08-15
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Popularity:
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7,388 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | SGI IRIX 6.5.x
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in IRIX, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to manipulate certain files on a vulnerable system with other privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "libcpr" library for the checkpoint/restart (cpr) system.
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