SGI IRIX 6.5.21/6.5.21f/6.5.21m NFS privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SGI IRIX 6.5.21/6.5.21f/6.5.21m. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component NFS. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0680. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SGI IRIX 6.5.21/6.5.21f/6.5.21m (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component NFS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in NFS for SGI IRIX 6.5.21 and earlier may allow an NFS client to bypass read-only restrictions.

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/2003. The weakness was published 10/06/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0680 since 08/13/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 66 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 68523 (SGI IRIX NFS Export Unauthorized Read/Write Mount Vulnerability).

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 (13202), SecurityFocus (BID 8638†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4448†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Name

IRIX

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License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/01/2003 🔍
08/13/2003 +12 days 🔍
09/16/2003 +34 days 🔍
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10/06/2003 +20 days 🔍
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06/10/2004 +248 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3717 days 🔍
08/11/2025 +4015 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

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

CVE: CVE-2003-0680 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0680
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20845
X-Force: 13202
SecurityFocus: 8638 - SGI IRIX NFS Export Unauthorized Read/Write Mount Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4448 - NFS Running on SGI IRIX 6.5.21 Allows to Bypass Read-Only Restriction, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 01:04
Updated: 08/11/2025 05:58
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:04 (57), 05/22/2019 06:37 (3), 08/11/2025 05:58 (18)
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