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                          SGI Security Advisory

        Title:      MediaMail vulnerability
        Number:     20020602-01-I
        Date:       June 6, 2002
        Reference:  CAN-2002-0358
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- --- Issue Specifics ---
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It's been reported that the "MediaMail" and "MediaMail Pro" (the binary is
"/usr/binX11/MediaMail") mail applications can be caused to dump core when
passed certain user-supplied arguments. Since MediaMail and MediaMail Pro
are setgid to group "mail", they are considered to be privileged programs,
and this core dumping can be used in a variety of ways to exploit the
system.

SGI has investigated the issue and recommends the following steps for
neutralizing the exposure.  It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that these measures be
implemented on ALL vulnerable SGI systems.


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- --- Impact ---
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The MediaMail binary is installed by default on IRIX 6.2 and earlier systems
as part of eoe.sw.base.  MediaMail was not shipped starting with IRIX 6.5,
but "MediaMail Pro" was shipped with IRIX 6.5 on the Applications CD, and is
not installed by default.

To determine the version of IRIX you are running, execute the following
command:

  # uname -R

That will return a result similar to the following:

  # 6.5 6.5.15f

The first number ("6.5") is the release name, the second ("6.5.15f" in this
case) is the extended release name.  The extended release name is the
"version" we refer to throughout this document.

To see if MediaMail or MediaMail Pro is installed, execute the following
command:

  # versions -b | mmail

If lines similar to either of the following lines are returned, then it is
installed, and the system is vulnerable.

  I  mmail          10/14/2000    MediaMail
  I  mmail          10/14/2000    MediaMail Pro


This vulnerability was assigned the following CVE:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0358


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- --- Temporary Workaround ---
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There is no effective workaround available for these problems.


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- --- Solution ---
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MediaMail is an expired product, therefore SGI has not provided patches for
these vulnerabilities. SGI recommends uninstalling the program and switching
to a different mail program.

See the following URL for details about the expired status of the product:

http://support.sgi.com/spk/index.cgi?whichPage%3AResults%7CsearchText=mediamail&compat=All+Operating+Systems&ptype=All+Product+Types&status=All+Support+Policies&sort=Product+Name&columns=pn%7Clv%7Csp%7Csa%7Cmc%7Cos%7Clk%7Cno

To remove the MediaMail or MediaMail subsystem, depending on which is
installed, execute the following command:

  # versions remove mmail*

It is not necessary to reboot after removing the program from your system.

MediaMail was shipped on the following IRIX Operating Systems:

   OS Version     Vulnerable?     Patch #      Other Actions
   ----------     -----------     -------      -------------
   IRIX 3.x        unknown                     Note 1
   IRIX 4.x        unknown                     Note 1
   IRIX 5.x          yes                       Notes 1 & 3
   IRIX 6.0.x        yes                       Notes 1 & 3
   IRIX 6.1          yes                       Notes 1 & 3
   IRIX 6.2          yes                       Notes 1 & 3
   IRIX 6.3          yes                       Notes 1 & 3
   IRIX 6.4          yes                       Notes 1 & 3
   IRIX 6.5          yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.1        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.2        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.3        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.4        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.5        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.6        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.7        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.8        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.9        yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.10       yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.11       yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.12       yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.13       yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.14       yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.15       yes                       Notes 2 & 3
   IRIX 6.5.16       yes                       Notes 2 & 3

   NOTES

     1) This version of the IRIX operating has been retired. Upgrade to an
        actively supported IRIX operating system.  See
        http://support.sgi.com/irix/news/index.html#policy for more
        information.

     2) If you have not received an IRIX 6.5.X CD for IRIX 6.5, contact your
        SGI Support Provider or URL: http://support.sgi.com/irix/swupdates/

     3) Uninstall the mmail or mmailp subsystem and use a different mail
        client.  The mail client in Netscape Communicator is suggested.
        Other mail clients can be found on http://freeware.sgi.com/


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- --- Acknowledgments ----
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SGI wishes to thank users of the Internet Community at large for their
assistance in this matter.


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IRIX 5.2-6.4 Recommended/Required Patch Sets can be found at:
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IRIX 6.5 Maintenance Release Streams can be found at:
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IRIX 6.5 Software Update CDs can be obtained from:
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