SGI IRIX up to 6.5.15m Mail -R denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SGI IRIX and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Mail. Performing a manipulation of the argument -R results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0041. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SGI IRIX (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component Mail. The manipulation of the argument -R with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in Mail for SGI IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.15f, and possibly earlier versions, when running with the -R option, allows local and remote attackers to cause a core dump.

The issue has been introduced in 06/01/1998. The weakness was presented 04/22/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0041. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1421 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8835) and SecurityFocus (BID 4499†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/01/1998 🔍
04/11/2002 +1410 days 🔍
04/22/2002 +11 days 🔍
04/22/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4463 days 🔍
06/16/2024 +3628 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

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

CVE: CVE-2002-0041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18063
X-Force: 8835
SecurityFocus: 4499 - SGI IRIX Mail Core Dump Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:50
Updated: 06/16/2024 12:29
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:50 (51), 04/11/2019 12:40 (2), 06/16/2024 12:29 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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