Description
IRIX login program with a nonzero LOCKOUT parameter allows creation or damage to files.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- SGI IRIX - '/bin/login' Local Buffer Overflow EDB-336 · local · May 26, 1997 · verified
- SGI IRIX 6.4 - 'login' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-19310 · local · May 26, 1997 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 990 vdb-entry
- H-106 third-party-advisory government-resource
- sgi-lockout(557) vdb-entry