CVE-2003-0175: Low severity sgi irix vulnerability
Published Jan 14, 2004
·Updated
SGI IRIX before 6.5.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a certain call to the PIOCSWATCH ioctl.
Affected Software
59 affected components
SGI IRIX=6.5.9f
SGI IRIX=6.5.16m
SGI IRIX=6.5.6
SGI IRIX=6.5.4m
SGI IRIX=6.5.17f
SGI IRIX=6.5.3f
SGI IRIX=6.5.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.14f
SGI IRIX=6.5.4f
SGI IRIX=6.5.12
SGI IRIX=6.5.15f
SGI IRIX=6.5.17m
SGI IRIX=6.5.20m
SGI IRIX=6.5.10m
SGI IRIX=6.5.13m
SGI IRIX=6.5.16f
SGI IRIX=6.5.19
SGI IRIX=6.5.19f
SGI IRIX=6.5.9
SGI IRIX=6.5.17
SGI IRIX=6.5.20
SGI IRIX=6.5.9m
SGI IRIX=6.5.10
SGI IRIX=6.5.13f
SGI IRIX=6.5.18f
SGI IRIX=6.5.2f
SGI IRIX=6.5.7m
SGI IRIX=6.5
SGI IRIX=6.5.12f
SGI IRIX=6.5.12m
SGI IRIX=6.5.15
SGI IRIX=6.5.18
SGI IRIX=6.5.20f
SGI IRIX=6.5.7
SGI IRIX=6.5.7f
SGI IRIX=6.5.11
SGI IRIX=6.5.14
SGI IRIX=6.5.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.5m
SGI IRIX=6.5.8f
SGI IRIX=6.5.8m
SGI IRIX=6.5.11f
SGI IRIX=6.5.11m
SGI IRIX=6.5.14m
SGI IRIX=6.5.19m
SGI IRIX=6.5.2
SGI IRIX=6.5.3m
SGI IRIX=6.5.4
SGI IRIX=6.5.6f
SGI IRIX=6.5.6m
SGI IRIX=6.5.10f
SGI IRIX=6.5.13
SGI IRIX=6.5.15m
SGI IRIX=6.5.16
SGI IRIX=6.5.18m
SGI IRIX=6.5.2m
SGI IRIX=6.5.5
SGI IRIX=6.5.5f
SGI IRIX=6.5.8
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Jan 14, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2003-0175?
CVE-2003-0175 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to a kernel panic.
2
How do I fix CVE-2003-0175?
To mitigate CVE-2003-0175, upgrade SGI IRIX to version 6.5.21 or later.
3
Which versions of SGI IRIX are affected by CVE-2003-0175?
Versions of SGI IRIX prior to 6.5.21, including 6.5.9 and 6.5.16, are vulnerable to CVE-2003-0175.
4
What impact does CVE-2003-0175 have on systems?
CVE-2003-0175 can cause local users to trigger a kernel panic, leading to service unavailability.
5
Is CVE-2003-0175 exploitable remotely?
CVE-2003-0175 is a local vulnerability and cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local user access.