SGI IRIX up to 6.5.19 LDAP Server USERPASSWORD improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.19. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LDAP Server. Such manipulation of the argument USERPASSWORD leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0174. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.19 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component LDAP Server. The manipulation of the argument USERPASSWORD with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The LDAP name service (nsd) in IRIX 6.5.19 and earlier does not properly verify if the USERPASSWORD attribute has been provided by an LDAP server, which could allow attackers to log in without a password.

The weakness was published 05/12/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0174 since 03/28/2003. 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.

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 (11860) and SecurityFocus (BID 7442†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/28/2003 🔍
04/25/2003 +28 days 🔍
05/12/2003 +17 days 🔍
05/12/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +4109 days 🔍
06/13/2018 +1402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

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

CVE: CVE-2003-0174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20420
X-Force: 11860 - SGI IRIX LDAP nsd implementation authentication bypass
SecurityFocus: 7442 - SGI IRIX Name Service Daemon LDAP UserPassword Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:47
Updated: 06/13/2018 10:26
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:47 (50), 06/13/2018 10:26 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:C62:103

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