First published: Fri Feb 02 2001(Updated: )
The presence of the Distributed GL Daemon (dgld) service on port 5232 on SGI IRIX systems allows remote attackers to identify the target host as an SGI system.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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SGI IRIX |
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CVE-2000-0893 is considered a low severity vulnerability as it primarily facilitates OS identification rather than direct exploitation.
To mitigate CVE-2000-0893, it is recommended to disable the Distributed GL Daemon (dgld) service if it is not required.
CVE-2000-0893 affects SGI IRIX systems that have the Distributed GL Daemon (dgld) service running on port 5232.
While CVE-2000-0893 itself does not directly permit exploitation, it can be used by attackers to identify SGI systems for further targeted attacks.
CVE-2000-0893 allows remote attackers to determine that the target host is running an SGI IRIX operating system.