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Silicon Graphics Inc. Security Advisory
Title: IRIX ftpd Signal Handling Vulnerability
Number: 19970801-01-PX
Date: August 15, 1997
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for its consideration, interpretation, implementation and use. Silicon
Graphics recommends that this information be acted upon as soon as possible.
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- --- Issue Specifics ---
- -----------------------
The ftpd(1M) program is the Internet File Transfer Protocol server process
that listens for incoming service requests.
As part of normal operation of the ftpd program, various service signals
are received and handled. Due to a race condition with this signal
handling, a vulnerability can result that allows the manipulation of
files with root privileges.
Silicon Graphics Inc. has investigated the issue and recommends the
following steps for neutralizing the exposure. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
that these measures be implemented on ALL SGI systems. This issue will
be corrected in future releases of IRIX.
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- --- Impact ---
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The ftpd program (/usr/etc/ftpd) is installed on all IRIX systems by
default.
For this particular vulnerability, a local account is not required.
Furthermore, the vulnerability can be exploited remotely.
Utilizing this vulnerability, files may be arbitrarily read and written
with root privileges.
This vulnerability has been reported in AUSCERT Advisory AA-97.03 and
CERT Advisory CA-97.16.
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- --- Temporary Solution ---
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Although patches are available for this issue, it is realized that
there may be situations where installing the patches immediately may
not be possible.
The steps below can be used to remove the vulnerability by disabling
the ftpd program. NOTE: When disabled, ftp oriented connections will
not be possible in or out of the system.
1) Become the root user on the system.
% /bin/su -
Password:
#
2) Edit the file /etc/inetd.conf (for IRIX 5.3 and lower,
edit /usr/etc/inetd.conf). Place a "#" as the first
character of the ftp line to comment out and
deactivate the service.
# vi /etc/inetd.conf
{Find the following line}
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/etc/ftpd ftpd -l
{Place a "#" as the first character of the ntalk line}
#ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/etc/ftpd ftpd -l
{Save the file and exit}
3) Force inetd to re-read the configuration file.
# /etc/killall -HUP inetd
4) Return to previous level.
# exit
$
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- --- Solution ---
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OS Version Vulnerable? Patch # Other Actions
---------- ----------- ------- -------------
IRIX 3.x yes not avail Note 1
IRIX 4.x yes not avail Note 1
IRIX 5.0.x yes not avail Note 1
IRIX 5.1.x yes not avail Note 1
IRIX 5.2 yes not avail Note 1
IRIX 5.3 yes 2292
IRIX 6.0.x yes not avail Note 1
IRIX 6.1 yes not avail Note 1
IRIX 6.2 yes 1485
IRIX 6.3 no
IRIX 6.4 no
NOTES
1) upgrade operating system or see "Temporary Solution" section.
Patches are available via anonymous FTP and your service/support provider.
The SGI anonymous FTP site is sgigate.sgi.com (204.94.209.1) or its
mirror, ftp.sgi.com. Security information and patches can be found
in the ~ftp/security and ~ftp/patches directories, respectfully.
##### Patch File Checksums ####
The actual patch will be a tar file containing the following files:
Filename: README.patch.1485
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 14910 14 README.patch.1485
Algorithm #2 (sum): 18189 14 README.patch.1485
MD5 checksum: ADB6A0762E278A45998D98CEF500F084
Filename: patchSG0001485
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 12066 5 patchSG0001485
Algorithm #2 (sum): 43246 5 patchSG0001485
MD5 checksum: F9412E4C328CDCAD6DD58FFCDAA95FC5
Filename: patchSG0001485.eoe_man
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 36966 23 patchSG0001485.eoe_man
Algorithm #2 (sum): 48592 23 patchSG0001485.eoe_man
MD5 checksum: 79F0F83A0C96F20CB18D56E04548456B
Filename: patchSG0001485.eoe_sw
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 28352 1073 patchSG0001485.eoe_sw
Algorithm #2 (sum): 49664 1073 patchSG0001485.eoe_sw
MD5 checksum: AB8A52D58219A05A5D4BC9B0775A1218
Filename: patchSG0001485.idb
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 35926 8 patchSG0001485.idb
Algorithm #2 (sum): 45831 8 patchSG0001485.idb
MD5 checksum: 60AF5CE37333674ED5806A4108E9E682
Filename: patchSG0001485.netman_data_man
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 56900 15 patchSG0001485.netman_data_man
Algorithm #2 (sum): 58999 15 patchSG0001485.netman_data_man
MD5 checksum: 42BEB35E700813967F637E9BB0640385
Filename: patchSG0001485.nfs_man
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 05186 17 patchSG0001485.nfs_man
Algorithm #2 (sum): 21113 17 patchSG0001485.nfs_man
MD5 checksum: F090E7476C01DC64F12F3A094EFAD64B
Filename: patchSG0001485.nfs_sw
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 20081 73 patchSG0001485.nfs_sw
Algorithm #2 (sum): 625 73 patchSG0001485.nfs_sw
MD5 checksum: A770134D811CD1F9BEE62E86E9E7A121
Filename: README.patch.2292
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 42992 50 README.patch.2292
Algorithm #2 (sum): 19871 50 README.patch.2292
MD5 checksum: 45C02D1F732F1306A8E01C9B41632081
Filename: patchSG0002292
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 21569 28 patchSG0002292
Algorithm #2 (sum): 48653 28 patchSG0002292
MD5 checksum: 1118D1F3E3DE2F7BA6720E21F8E79288
Filename: patchSG0002292.dev_hdr
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 55046 18 patchSG0002292.dev_hdr
Algorithm #2 (sum): 21666 18 patchSG0002292.dev_hdr
MD5 checksum: 12D756C9AAADDA464F628FB08B8012C2
Filename: patchSG0002292.eoe1_man
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 58486 19 patchSG0002292.eoe1_man
Algorithm #2 (sum): 19828 19 patchSG0002292.eoe1_man
MD5 checksum: 971A700918352743FDFAD9DC7AAC7F08
Filename: patchSG0002292.eoe1_sw
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 44489 3870 patchSG0002292.eoe1_sw
Algorithm #2 (sum): 46581 3870 patchSG0002292.eoe1_sw
MD5 checksum: 3A1228F719826BE5FAC06BC2610D9FE0
Filename: patchSG0002292.eoe2_man
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 20509 16 patchSG0002292.eoe2_man
Algorithm #2 (sum): 64242 16 patchSG0002292.eoe2_man
MD5 checksum: B0491FEFB0CE1C0BC03F7A1345BDE250
Filename: patchSG0002292.eoe2_sw
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 04632 1401 patchSG0002292.eoe2_sw
Algorithm #2 (sum): 22409 1401 patchSG0002292.eoe2_sw
MD5 checksum: 668865304DC6C3669B6D3E84AF43821A
Filename: patchSG0002292.idb
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 56516 52 patchSG0002292.idb
Algorithm #2 (sum): 26358 52 patchSG0002292.idb
MD5 checksum: EC5A3C0A1CE3953F71354CDFA1A6052A
Filename: patchSG0002292.nfs_man
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 22345 17 patchSG0002292.nfs_man
Algorithm #2 (sum): 21111 17 patchSG0002292.nfs_man
MD5 checksum: 8782FA52CAB650472352DABC1C38B823
Filename: patchSG0002292.nfs_sw
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 19426 162 patchSG0002292.nfs_sw
Algorithm #2 (sum): 7929 162 patchSG0002292.nfs_sw
MD5 checksum: E298C481D601E57F24BCAF30173BB304
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- --- Acknowledgments ---
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Silicon Graphics Inc. wishes to thank the CERT Coordination Center
and AUSCERT for their assistance in this issue.
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