PT-2003-1721 · Sgi · Irix

Published 2003-08-01 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2003-0575

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SGI IRIX versions 6.5.x through 6.5.21f

Description: A heap-based buffer overflow in the name services daemon (nsd) allows attackers to gain root privileges via the AUTH UNIX gid list.

Recommendations: For SGI IRIX versions 6.5.x through 6.5.21f, consider applying security patches or updates to fix the heap-based buffer overflow issue in the nsd daemon. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the nsd daemon to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0575

Affected Products

Irix

References · 9

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/8304 · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030704-01-P · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0575 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/2337 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105958240709302&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12763 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9390 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682900 · Note
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-130.shtml · Note