SGI IRIX 6.5.24 RPC Request infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 6.5.24. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component RPC Request Handler. This manipulation causes infinite loop. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0483. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 6.5.24 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component RPC Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in rpc.mountd for SGI IRIX 6.5.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain RPC requests.

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2004. The weakness was released 05/17/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0483 since 05/18/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 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 (16175), SecurityFocus (BID 10372†), OSVDB (6201†), Secunia (SA11628†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010185†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

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05/18/2004 +1 days 🔍
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06/08/2017 +916 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21931
X-Force: 16175
SecurityFocus: 10372 - SGI IRIX rpc.mountd Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11628
OSVDB: 6201 - IRIX rpc.mountd RPC Request DoS
SecurityTracker: 1010185 - SGI IRIX rpc.mountd Has Infinite Loop Denial of Service Flaw

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 10:46
Updated: 06/08/2017 23:47
Changes: 12/05/2014 10:46 (55), 06/08/2017 23:47 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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