-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =============================================================================== Security Advisory CERT-NL =============================================================================== Author/Source : Nico de Koo Index : S-97-01 Distribution : World Page : 1 Classification: External Version: 1 Subject : Vulnerability in IRIX csetup Date : 09-Jan-97 =============================================================================== By courtesy of CERT Coordination Center we received the following information. CERT Coordination Center advisory CA-97:03 reports a vulnerability in IRIX csetup. This vulnerability allows to ultimately gain root privileges. This advisory provides not yet information on a vendor patch, but a workaround is described. CERT-NL recommends application of this workaround. Additional information with regards to this vulnerability is placed in the README file associated with the advisory. You are encouraged to check on README file updates regularly. You can automate that process by using the CERT-NL notifier service. All CERT Coordination Center advisories and README's are mirrored by CERT-NL. The specific URL's for this case are: > ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/cert_advisories/CA-97:03.csetup > ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/cert_advisories/CA-97:03.README More information about the CERT-NL mirror and notifier services is contained in News items N-95-01 (notifier) and N-95-02 (CERT mirror), both present on ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-nl/docs/news/ ============================================================================== CERT-NL is the Computer Emergency Response Team for SURFnet customers. SURFnet is the Dutch network for educational, research and related institutes. CERT-NL is a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). All CERT-NL material is available under: http://www.surfnet.nl/surfnet/security/cert-nl.html ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security In case of computer or network security problems please contact your local CERT/security-team or CERT-NL (if your institute is NOT a SURFnet customer please address the appropriate (local) CERT/security-team). CERT-NL is one/two hour(s) ahead of UTC (GMT) in winter/summer, i.e. UTC+0100 in winter and UTC+0200 in summer (DST). Email: cert-nl@surfnet.nl Phone: +31 302 305 305 Fax: +31 302 305 329 Snailmail: SURFnet bv Attn. CERT-NL P.O. Box 19035 NL - 3501 DA UTRECHT The Netherlands A 7 * 24 hours phone number is available to SURFnet SSC's and FIRST members on request. ============================================================================== ftp://info.cert.org/pub/CERT_PGP.key Getting security information CERT publications and other security information are available from http://www.cert.org/ ftp://info.cert.org/pub/ CERT advisories and bulletins are also posted on the USENET newsgroup comp.security.announce To be added to our mailing list for advisories and bulletins, send your email address to cert-advisory-request@cert.org - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1997 Carnegie Mellon University This material may be reproduced and distributed without permission provided it is used for noncommercial purposes and the copyright statement is included. CERT is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University. - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file: ftp://info.cert.org/pub/cert_advisories/CA-97.03.csetup http://www.cert.org click on "CERT Advisories" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Revision history -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: cp850 iQCVAwUBMtUgS0U5nQkWIq1FAQGDuwQAoMtbx9i+EjMvZfT5ttCla4LRGQjH2Jto 2aNxm57JglH2X04pUSshotN0gb9xOQupP6Od/og2gtq2NdeJz/R4FGfThapL9x5U NeVBxM0HuwWDVFfu7n+KK4VeXsx9svncGn47Tv6roX/uyKJRuYGbXkzhnMMWIcDK X/UsJ499D0A= =mkt+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----