SGI IRIX up to 6.5.22 rpc.mountd denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SGI IRIX. This affects an unknown function of the component rpc.mountd. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0797. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SGI IRIX (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component rpc.mountd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in rpc.mountd in SGI IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process death) via unknown attack vectors.

The issue has been introduced in 06/01/1998. The weakness was published 11/21/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0797 since 09/17/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1999 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 (13808), SecurityFocus (BID 9084†) and OSVDB (8520†). Similar entry is available at VDB-21699. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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
• 6.5.11
• 6.5.12
• 6.5.13
• 6.5.14
• 6.5.15
• 6.5.16
• 6.5.17f
• 6.5.17m
• 6.5.18
• 6.5.18f
• 6.5.18m
• 6.5.19
• 6.5.19f
• 6.5.19m
• 6.5.20
• 6.5.20f
• 6.5.20m
• 6.5.21
• 6.5.21f
• 6.5.21m
• 6.5.22

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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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 🔍
09/17/2003 +1934 days 🔍
11/21/2003 +65 days 🔍
11/21/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2004 +129 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +10 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +3841 days 🔍
04/11/2019 +1639 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

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

CVE: CVE-2003-0797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21700
X-Force: 13808
SecurityFocus: 9084 - SGI rpc.mountd Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8520 - IRIX rpc.mountd Unspecified Remote DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 17:07
Updated: 04/11/2019 14:16
Changes: 10/15/2014 17:07 (54), 04/11/2019 14:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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