SGI IRIX up to 6.5.23 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.23. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1889. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.23 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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 ftpd in SGI IRIX 6.5.20 through 6.5.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a link failure with Microsoft Windows.

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2003. The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1889 since 05/04/2005. 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 610 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 27233 (SGI IRIX ftpd Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

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 (15722), SecurityFocus (BID 10037†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4153†). See VDB-21715 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

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: 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/01/2003 🔍
04/02/2004 +337 days 🔍
04/13/2004 +11 days 🔍
04/18/2004 +5 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +257 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +124 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3596 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22948
X-Force: 15722
SecurityFocus: 10037 - SGI IRIX ftpd Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 4153 - SGI IRIX FTP Server DoS, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 07/06/2025 13:51
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (57), 05/21/2019 07:06 (3), 07/06/2025 13:51 (18)
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