Title: IRIX mail Vulnerability
Severity: LOW
Description:
The mail(1) program, also know as mail_att, is used to read or send email. A buffer overflow condition exists in code that handles the LOGNAME environment variable. This could be exploited to elevate privileges.
Affected Products:
- SGI IRIX 5.3.0
- SGI IRIX 6.2.0
- SGI IRIX 6.3.0
- SGI IRIX 6.4.0
- SGI IRIX 6.5.0
- SGI IRIX 6.5.1
References:
- LSD: LSD Home Page
- SecurityFocus: IRIX rmail Vulnerability
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