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- CA-91:08 CERT Advisory
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- May 23, 1991
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- AT&T System V Release 4 /bin/login Vulnerability
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- The Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has
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- received information concerning a security vulnerability in AT&T's UNIX(r)
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- System V Release 4 operating system. AT&T is providing a software upgrade
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- for Release 4 operating system vendors and a patch for AT&T Computer Systems
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- customers. AT&T has also provided a suggested fix for all Release 4
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- based systems.
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- I. DESCRIPTION:
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- A security vulnerability exists in /bin/login in AT&T's System V
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- Release 4 operating system.
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- II. IMPACT:
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- System users can gain unauthorized privileges.
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- III. SOLUTION:
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- A. AT&T Computer Systems customers
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- Log into the root account. Change the execution permission on
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- the file /bin/login.
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- chmod 500 /bin/login
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- Contact AT&T Computer Systems at 800-922-0354 to obtain a fix.
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- The numbers associated with the fix are 156 (3.5" media) and
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- 157 (5.25" media).
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- International customers should contact their local AT&T
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- Computer Systems representative.
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- B. All other System V Release 4 based systems
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- Log into the root account. Change the execution permission on
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- the file /bin/login.
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- chmod 500 /bin/login
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- Release 4 customers should contact their operating system
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- supplier for details on the availability of the software
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- update.
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- The CERT/CC would like to thank AT&T for their timely response to our
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- report of this vulnerability.
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- If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact CERT/CC via
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- telephone or e-mail.
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- Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC)
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- Software Engineering Institute
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- Carnegie Mellon University
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- Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
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- Internet E-mail: cert@cert.sei.cmu.edu
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- Telephone: 412-268-7090 24-hour hotline:
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- CERT/CC personnel answer 7:30a.m.-6:00p.m. EST,
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- on call for emergencies during other hours.
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- Past advisories and other computer security related information are available
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- for anonymous ftp from the cert.sei.cmu.edu (128.237.253.5) system.
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