PT-2002-1250 · Sgi · Sgi Irix

Published 2002-05-16 · Updated 2008-09-11 · CVE-2002-0172

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SGI IRIX version 6.5

Description The issue concerns the /dev/ipfilter on SGI IRIX, which is installed by /dev/MAKEDEV with insecure default permissions, allowing a local user to potentially cause a denial of service by disrupting traffic.

Recommendations For SGI IRIX version 6.5, consider changing the permissions of /dev/ipfilter to secure it and prevent unauthorized access, which could help mitigate the risk of a local user causing a denial of service.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0172

Affected Products

Sgi Irix

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0172 · Security Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020408-01-I · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8960.php · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/770891 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4648 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/4695 · Note