VDB-17924 · CVE-2002-0038 · XFDB 7907

SGI IRIX up to 6.5.11 Name Service Daemon cache-limiting denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.11 and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function cache-limiting of the component Name Service Daemon. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0038. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.11 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function cache-limiting of the component Name Service Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the cache-limiting function of the unified name service daemon (nsd) in IRIX 6.5.4 through 6.5.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by forcing the cache to fill the disk.

The issue has been introduced in 11/01/2000. The weakness was shared 01/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0038. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 456 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7907) and SecurityFocus (BID 3882†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

IRIX

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/01/2000 🔍
01/15/2002 +440 days 🔍
01/31/2002 +16 days 🔍
01/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4544 days 🔍
04/11/2019 +1735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17924
X-Force: 7907
SecurityFocus: 3882 - IRIX nsd Cache Limit Denial of Service Attack

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:36
Updated: 04/11/2019 20:35
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:36 (52), 04/11/2019 20:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:1BA:103