SGI IRIX 6.5.21f/6.5.21m NFS privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in SGI IRIX 6.5.21f/6.5.21m. The affected element is an unknown function of the component NFS. The manipulation with the input /etc/exports results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0683. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SGI IRIX 6.5.21f/6.5.21m (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component NFS. The manipulation with the input value /etc/exports leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NFS in SGI 6.5.21m and 6.5.21f does not perform access checks in certain configurations when an /etc/exports entry uses wildcards without any hostnames or groups, which could allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/2003. The weakness was presented 10/28/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0683 since 08/13/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 88 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 (13544), SecurityFocus (BID 8921†), OSVDB (2734†) and Secunia (SA10095†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/01/2003 🔍
08/13/2003 +12 days 🔍
10/28/2003 +76 days 🔍
10/28/2003 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2003 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2003 +4 days 🔍
08/15/2014 +3938 days 🔍
04/11/2019 +1700 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

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

CVE: CVE-2003-0683 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20928
X-Force: 13544
SecurityFocus: 8921 - SGI IRIX NFS Exportfs Wildcard Entry Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 10095
OSVDB: 2734 - IRIX NFS Wildcard exportfs Access Check Bypass

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 16:00
Updated: 04/11/2019 16:09
Changes: 08/15/2014 16:00 (53), 04/11/2019 16:09 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:760:103

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