-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- __________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN SGI IRIX On-Line Customer Registration Vulnerabilities October 5, 1998 17:00 GMT Number J-003 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in On-Line Customer Registration software subsystem. PLATFORM: IRIX 6.2 through IRIX 6.5 systems. The software is installed by default. DAMAGE: If exploited, these vulnerabilities can lead to a root compromise on a local machine. SOLUTION: Apply patches or workarounds. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY Risk is high. These vulnerabilities have been publicly discussed ASSESSMENT: in Usenet newsgroups and mailing lists. ______________________________________________________________________________ [ Start Silicon Graphics Inc. Advisory ] - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ______________________________________________________________________________ Silicon Graphics Inc. Security Advisory Title: IRIX On-Line Customer Registration Vulnerabilities Number: 19980901-01-PX Date: September 29, 1998 ______________________________________________________________________________ Silicon Graphics provides this information freely to the SGI user community for its consideration, interpretation, implementation and use. Silicon Graphics recommends that this information be acted upon as soon as possible. Silicon Graphics provides the information in this Security Advisory on an "AS-IS" basis only, and disclaims all warranties with respect thereto, express, implied or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Silicon Graphics be liable for any loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data or for any indirect, special, exemplary, incidental or consequential damages of any kind arising from your use of, failure to use or improper use of any of the instructions or information in this Security Advisory. ______________________________________________________________________________ - ------------------------- - ----- Issue Specifics --- - ------------------------- The IRIX On-Line Customer Registration software is used to establish an information link with Silicon Graphics and submit your End User Registration form electronically. Unfortunately, several vulnerabilities were discovered in On-Line Customer Registration software subsystem which can lead to a root compromise on a local machine. 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 vulnerable SGI systems. This issue has been corrected in future releases of IRIX. - ---------------- - ----- Impact --- - ---------------- The On-Line Customer Registration software is installed by default on IRIX 6.2 through IRIX 6.5 systems. IRIX 6.5 and newer systems are not vulnerable to this issue. On IRIX 6.2, the On-Line Customer Registration software is part of the whatsnew software subsystem which is installed by default. On IRIX 6.3 through 6.4, the On-Line Customer Registration software is part of the Register(1) software subsystem which is installed by default. A local user account is needed in order to exploit these vulnerabilities. The vulnerability can lead to a root compromise. Even if the On-Line Customer Registration software has never been used or configured, the software is installed by default and the following information is applicable. These vulnerabilities have been publicly discussed in Usenet newsgroups and mailing lists. - ---------------------------- - ----- Temporary Solution --- - ---------------------------- Although upgrades are available for this issue, it is realized that there may be situations where installing the upgrade immediately may not be possible. The steps below can be used to remove the root compromise vulnerability by removing On-Line Customer Registration software subsystem. 1) Verify you have On-Line Customer Registration software installed. % versions -b whatsnew {IRIX 6.2} % versions -b Register {IRIX 6.3-6.4} I whatsnew 11/17/97 What's New, 6.2 I Register 04/30/97 Customer Registration, 1.3 2) Become the root user on the system. % /bin/su - Password: # 3) Remove the vulnerable On-Line Customer Registration software subsystem # versions remove whatsnew.registration {IRIX 6.2} # versions remove Register {IRIX 6.3-6.4} ************ *** NOTE *** ************ Removing the On-Line Customer Registration software subsystem removes the ability to electronically register. 4) Return to previous user level. # exit % - ------------------ - ----- Solution --- - ------------------ For those customers that do not use the On-Line Customer Registration software, the software should be removed using the steps outlined in the "Temporary Solution" section above. For those customers that use the On-Line Customer Registration software, the only complete solution is to upgrade the software. OS Version Vulnerable? Patch # Other Actions ---------- ----------- --------- ------------- IRIX 3.x no IRIX 4.x no IRIX 5.0.x no IRIX 5.1.x no IRIX 5.2 no IRIX 5.3 no IRIX 6.0.x no IRIX 6.1 no IRIX 6.2 yes Register 1.5 IRIX 6.3 yes Register 1.5.1 IRIX 6.4 yes Register 1.5.2 IRIX 6.5 no 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: - - From 6.2_register_1.5.tar: Filename: Register Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 50177 2 Register Algorithm #2 (sum): 11693 2 Register MD5 checksum: CEDD27ED4C5ACC26AEAD3E2716923576 Filename: Register.idb Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 51520 124 Register.idb Algorithm #2 (sum): 63469 124 Register.idb MD5 checksum: D76128C70632340654DB6C9FD1C16F34 Filename: Register.man Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 01410 15 Register.man Algorithm #2 (sum): 29937 15 Register.man MD5 checksum: 72A901F2613D1EC3C50DB697D89C1CE5 Filename: Register.sw Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 04384 6021 Register.sw Algorithm #2 (sum): 36806 6021 Register.sw MD5 checksum: 80D25EAAF2E7E16903BB713B8F0857BA - - From 6.3_register_1.5.1.tar: Filename: Register Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 55121 3 Register Algorithm #2 (sum): 19777 3 Register MD5 checksum: D89BC7F07633FC928F6B396551507CF6 Filename: Register.idb Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 29526 123 Register.idb Algorithm #2 (sum): 64049 123 Register.idb MD5 checksum: 5C6471E939D6010262268B817FA0097E Filename: Register.man Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 46688 15 Register.man Algorithm #2 (sum): 29936 15 Register.man MD5 checksum: D1E157B9ED6222EB075E003BBB66978F Filename: Register.sw Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 19330 6021 Register.sw Algorithm #2 (sum): 35658 6021 Register.sw MD5 checksum: 7912F1F0857446EBC28849FCA34ABC04 - - From 6.4_register_1.5.2.tar Filename: Register Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 36984 3 Register Algorithm #2 (sum): 16009 3 Register MD5 checksum: CC025CAFDD0DF7D8EACEA723F975351D Filename: Register.idb Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 61690 123 Register.idb Algorithm #2 (sum): 63998 123 Register.idb MD5 checksum: C86C2A39291E72636F4FABBDF2B62879 Filename: Register.man Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 46688 15 Register.man Algorithm #2 (sum): 29936 15 Register.man MD5 checksum: D1E157B9ED6222EB075E003BBB66978F Filename: Register.sw Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 03276 6064 Register.sw Algorithm #2 (sum): 50710 6064 Register.sw MD5 checksum: 7E7D6B081A8C277193D41BB1A486AE27 - -------------------------- - ----- Acknowledgments --- - -------------------------- Silicon Graphics wishes to thank the Internet community at large for their assistance in this matter. - ------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Silicon Graphics Inc. Security Information/Contacts --- - ------------------------------------------------------------- If there are questions about this document, email can be sent to cse-security-alert@sgi.com. ------oOo------ Silicon Graphics provides security information and patches for use by the entire SGI community. This information is freely available to any person needing the information and is available via anonymous FTP and the Web. The primary SGI anonymous FTP site for security information and patches is sgigate.sgi.com (204.94.209.1). Security information and patches are located under the directories ~ftp/security and ~ftp/patches, respectively. The Silicon Graphics Security Headquarters Web page is accessible at the URL http://www.sgi.com/Support/security/security.html. For issues with the patches on the FTP sites, email can be sent to cse-security-alert@sgi.com. For assistance obtaining or working with security patches, please contact your SGI support provider. ------oOo------ Silicon Graphics provides a free security mailing list service called wiretap and encourages interested parties to self-subscribe to receive (via email) all SGI Security Advisories when they are released. Subscribing to the mailing list can be done via the Web (http://www.sgi.com/Support/security/wiretap.html) or by sending email to SGI as outlined below. % mail wiretap-request@sgi.com subscribe wiretap end ^d In the example above, is the email address that you wish the mailing list information sent to. The word end must be on a separate line to indicate the end of the body of the message. The control-d (^d) is used to indicate to the mail program that you are finished composing the mail message. ------oOo------ Silicon Graphics provides a comprehensive customer World Wide Web site. This site is located at http://www.sgi.com/Support/security/security.html. ------oOo------ For reporting *NEW* SGI security issues, email can be sent to security-alert@sgi.com or contact your SGI support provider. A support contract is not required for submitting a security report. ______________________________________________________________________________ This information is provided freely to all interested parties and may be redistributed provided that it is not altered in any way, Silicon Graphics is appropriately credited and the document retains and includes its valid PGP signature. - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNhFDWbQ4cFApAP75AQGJZQP+IdmHo2WXasKzv3I4TBeSStPyCiesZpSr HNorqDazW6rScZPfwbBcWbIJS/QCXCAIkGPAyxT+4U6kKWpyTNSJc00uqyCJeA4T YS3wKy8nN9E6py42uEfwAk9VZq7eunct+XWDUHgO542G3vQ2yLIOkBEQ+EndlY52 gONK0N+Z3kc= =Fvnq - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- [ End Silicon Graphics Inc. 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