SGI IRIX up to 6.5.10 Makedev /dev/ipfilter denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.10. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /dev/ipfilter of the component Makedev Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-0172. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.10 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file /dev/ipfilter of the component Makedev Handler. 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:

/dev/ipfilter on SGI IRIX 6.5 is installed by /dev/MAKEDEV with insecure default permissions (644), which could allow a local user to cause a denial of service (traffic disruption).

The issue has been introduced in 06/01/1998. The weakness was presented 04/30/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0172. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1429 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8960), SecurityFocus (BID 4648†) and OSVDB (4695†). See VDB-18099 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• SGI

Name

• IRIX

Version

• 6.5
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6
• 6.5.7
• 6.5.8
• 6.5.9
• 6.5.10

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/01/1998 🔍
04/30/2002 +1429 days 🔍
04/30/2002 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2002 +16 days 🔍
03/31/2004 +684 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3754 days 🔍
06/17/2024 +3629 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18098
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 8960
SecurityFocus: 4648 - SGI Irix Insecure IPFilter Device Permissions Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4695 - IRIX /dev/ipfilter Traffic Disruption DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:54
Updated: 06/17/2024 08:44
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:54 (56), 04/11/2019 12:20 (3), 06/17/2024 08:44 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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