Description
runpriv in SGI IRIX allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command line for a privileged binary in /usr/sysadm/privbin.
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 1
- SGI IRIX 6.5.28 - 'runpriv' Design Error EDB-1577 · local · Oct 10, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1015031 vdb-entry
- 20051010 SGI IRIX runpriv Design Error Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- 17131 third-party-advisory
- 19907 vdb-entry
- 15055 vdb-entry
- irix-runpriv-command-injection(22561) vdb-entry
- 20060311 SGI IRIX 6.*usr/sysadm/bin/runpriv local root exploit mailing-list