COMMAND

    /usr/sbin/searchbook

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    IRIX 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0.x., 6.1, 6.2

PROBLEM

    The  purpose  of  the  /usr/sbin/searchbook  program  is  to  find
    desktop icons locally  and remotely.   A potential security  issue
    can occur  when using  the /usr/sbin/searchbook  program resulting
    in incorrect permissions of 666 on the user files

        <home dir>/.desktop-<hostname>/iconbook and
        <home dir>/.desktop-<hostname>/searchbook.

    A local account is required inorder to exploit this  vulnerability
    both locally and remotely.

SOLUTION

    Upgrade the system to higher level and/or install the security
    patch for that version.