Vulnerability
sadc(1M) (/usr/lib/sa/sadc)
Supplied with SYS V accounting utilities
Affected
SCO Unix System V/386 Release 3.2 Versions 4.2, 4.1, and 4.0
(suid root)
SCO Open Desktop Lite Release 3.0 (suid root)
SCO Open Desktop Release 3.0 and 2.0 (suid root)
SCO Open Server Network System Release 3.0 (suid root)
SCO Open Server Enterprise System Release 3.0 (suid root)
SVR4/i386 4.0.3 (sgid sys)
A/UX 2.0.1 (sgid sys)
Description
sadc(1M) can be used to create files in normally unwritable
directories. sadc normally runs egid sys, and therefore
can be used to create files in group sys writeable directories.
SCOs sadc runs euid root, and therefore can be used to create
files anywhere on the filesystem.
Solution
Contact your vendor for a fix. In the meantime, limit access to
sadc by changing mode on /usr/lib/sa.
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