SGI IRIX up to 6.5.16 XFS File System xfsmd privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.16. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file xfsmd of the component XFS File System. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0359. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.16 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file xfsmd of the component XFS File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

xfsmd for IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 uses weak authentication, which allows remote attackers to call dangerous RPC functions, including those that can mount or unmount xfs file systems, to gain root privileges.

The issue has been introduced in 06/01/1998. The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0359. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/24/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1493 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. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2081.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9401) and SecurityFocus (BID 5072†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• SGI

Name

• IRIX

Version

• 6.5.0
• 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
• 6.5.11
• 6.5.12
• 6.5.13
• 6.5.14
• 6.5.15
• 6.5.16

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍
Snort ID: 2081
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-RPC portmap rpc.xfsmd request UDP
Snort Class: 🔍

Suricata ID: 2102082
Suricata Class: 🔍
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Timelineinfo

06/01/1998 🔍
06/20/2002 +1480 days 🔍
07/03/2002 +13 days 🔍
07/03/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4391 days 🔍
10/24/2024 +3758 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0359 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0359
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18347
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 9401
SecurityFocus: 5072 - SGI IRIX rpc.xfsmd Weak Authentication Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:17
Updated: 10/24/2024 03:23
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:17 (58), 04/11/2019 11:58 (2), 10/24/2024 02:13 (17), 10/24/2024 03:23 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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