PT-2003-1418 · Sgi · Irix

Published 2003-08-18 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-0177

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SGI IRIX versions 6.5.x through 6.5.20f

Description: The issue is related to the processing of the /etc/group file. Specifically, it does not follow "-" entries in the file, which may cause subsequent group membership entries to be processed inadvertently.

Recommendations: For SGI IRIX versions 6.5.x through 6.5.20f, update the system to properly handle "-" entries in the /etc/group file to prevent inadvertent processing of subsequent group membership entries. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0177

Affected Products

Irix

References · 2

• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030701-01-P · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0177 · Security Note