First published: Tue Jun 18 2002(Updated: )
Vulnerability in the XFS file system for SGI IRIX before 6.5.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) by creating a file that is not properly processed by XFS.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
SGI IRIX | =6.5.6 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.10m | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.9 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.3 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.8 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.5 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.4 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.11f | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.11m | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.2 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.7 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.5.10f |
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CVE-2002-0042 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
CVE-2002-0042 allows local users to cause a system hang by creating a specially crafted file.
CVE-2002-0042 affects SGI IRIX versions 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, 6.5.10f, 6.5.10m, 6.5.11f, and 6.5.11m.
To mitigate CVE-2002-0042, it is recommended to upgrade SGI IRIX to a version later than 6.5.12.
CVE-2002-0042 is not exploitable remotely; it requires local user access to trigger the denial of service.