J-Security Center

Title: IRIX gr_osview Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Severity: HIGH

Description:

Under certain versions of IRIX, the 'gr_osview' command contains a buffer overflow that local attackers can exploit to gain root privileges.

The gr_osview command produces a graphical display of memory-management activity, including memory usage, page faults, TLB activity, and page swapping. This display provides a realtime window into the overall operation of the system. The buffer overflow itself is in the command-line parsing code and can be overflowed via a long user-supplied string.

Affected Products:

  • SGI IRIX 6.2.0
  • SGI IRIX 6.3.0
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.0
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.0.19f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.0.19m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.020
  • 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 6.5.12 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.12 m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m
  • 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 6.5.20 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.20 m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.21
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.21 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.21 m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.22
  • 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

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