Description
Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.
Product(s):
- Digital OSF 1 1.2
- Digital OSF 1 1.3
- Digital OSF 1 2.0
- Digital OSF 1 3.0
- Digital OSF 1 3.2
- Digital Unix 3.2g
- Digital Unix 4.0
- SGI IRIX 5.0.1
- SGI IRIX 5.0
- SGI IRIX 5.1.1
- SGI IRIX 5.1
- SGI IRIX 5.2
- SGI IRIX 5.3
- SGI IRIX 5.3 XFS
- SGI IRIX 6.0.1
- SGI IRIX 6.0.1 XFS
- SGI IRIX 6.0
- SGI IRIX 6.1
- SGI IRIX 6.2
- SGI IRIX 6.3
Question to Ask Vendors:
- Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-1999-0073, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
- What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-1999-0073 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?
Recommended Actions:
- Check out the advisory links provided below.