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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2001.543 -- SGI Security Advisory
Buffer Overflow in System V Derived Login
19 December 2001
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: login
Vendor: SGI
Operating System: IRIX
Impact: Root Compromise
Access Required: Remote
Ref: AL-2001.19
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SGI Security Advisory
Title: Buffer Overflow in System V Derived Login
Number: 20011201-01-I
Reference: CERT® Advisory CA-2001-34
Date: December 17, 2001
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--- Issue Specifics ---
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login is a program that local and remote connection mechanisms often
invoke to facilitate logging into a Unix system.
A vulnerability has been discovered in the login program for many
System V-derived Unix implementations that allows unauthorized root
access. More details can be found in CERT advisory CA-2001-34:
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-34.html
Silicon Graphics has investigated the issue and finds that IRIX 3.x may
have had this issue, as mentioned in the CERT advisory. Any versions of
IRIX that are more current than IRIX 3.x, including IRIX 4.x, IRIX 5.x,
and IRIX 6.x, do NOT have this login vulnerability, and no further action
is required.
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--- Acknowledgments ----
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SGI wishes to thank CERT and the Internet Community at large for
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