IRIX xfsmd allows remote attacker to execute commands
| irix-xfsmd-execute-commands (9402) |  High Risk |
Description:
The xfsmd daemon in SGI IRIX is installed and running by default. A vulnerability regarding the lack of filtering for shell metacharacters in the popen() function (xfsmd) could allow a remote attacker to embed arbitrary commands in user-supplied arguments to the popen() function to execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
The xfsmserv product is no longer supported. Disable or uninstall the xfsmd daemon, as listed in SGI Security Advisory 20020605-01-I. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jun 20 2002 - 17:19:51 CDT: [LSD] IRIX rpc.xfsmd multiple remote root vulnerabilities.
- SGI Security Advisory 20020605-01-I: xfsmd vulnerability.
- BID-5075: SGI IRIX rpc.xfsmd Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0652: xfsmd for IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters that are not properly filtered from several calls to the popen() function, such as export_fs().
Platforms Affected:
- SGI IRIX 6.2
- SGI IRIX 6.3
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.5 20
- SGI IRIX 6.5.1
- SGI IRIX 6.5.10
- SGI IRIX 6.5.10f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.10m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.11
- SGI IRIX 6.5.11f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.11m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.12
- SGI IRIX 6.5.12f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.12m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.13
- SGI IRIX 6.5.13f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.13m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.14
- SGI IRIX 6.5.14f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.14m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.15
- SGI IRIX 6.5.15f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.15m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.16
- SGI IRIX 6.5.16f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.16m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.17
- SGI IRIX 6.5.17f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.17m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.18
- SGI IRIX 6.5.18f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.18m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.19
- SGI IRIX 6.5.19f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.19m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.2
- SGI IRIX 6.5.20
- SGI IRIX 6.5.20f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.20m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.21
- SGI IRIX 6.5.21f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.21m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.22
- SGI IRIX 6.5.22m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.23
- SGI IRIX 6.5.23m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.24
- SGI IRIX 6.5.24m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.25
- SGI IRIX 6.5.26
- SGI IRIX 6.5.27
- SGI IRIX 6.5.28
- SGI IRIX 6.5.2f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.2m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.3
- SGI IRIX 6.5.3f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.3m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.4
- SGI IRIX 6.5.4f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.4m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.5
- SGI IRIX 6.5.5f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.5m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.6
- SGI IRIX 6.5.6f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.6m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.7
- SGI IRIX 6.5.7f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.7m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.8
- SGI IRIX 6.5.8f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.8m
- SGI IRIX 6.5.9
- SGI IRIX 6.5.9f
- SGI IRIX 6.5.9m
Reported:
Jun 20, 2002
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