CVE-2003-0576: Medium severity sgi irix vulnerability
Published Aug 15, 2003
·Updated
Unknown vulnerability in the NFS daemon (nfsd) in SGI IRIX 6.5.19f and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain packets that cause XDR decoding errors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0619.
Affected Software
23 affected components
SGI IRIX=6.5.6
SGI IRIX=6.5.17f
SGI IRIX=6.5.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.10
SGI IRIX=6.5.12
SGI IRIX=6.5.18f
SGI IRIX=6.5.19f
SGI IRIX=6.5.9
SGI IRIX=6.5.17m
SGI IRIX=6.5.5
SGI IRIX=6.5.7
SGI IRIX=6.5
SGI IRIX=6.5.19m
SGI IRIX=6.5.2
SGI IRIX=6.5.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.4
SGI IRIX=6.5.13
SGI IRIX=6.5.14
SGI IRIX=6.5.15
SGI IRIX=6.5.16
SGI IRIX=6.5.11
SGI IRIX=6.5.18m
SGI IRIX=6.5.8
Event History
Aug 15, 2003
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Aug 27, 2003
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2003-0576?
CVE-2003-0576 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability which can cause a kernel panic.
2
How do I fix CVE-2003-0576?
To mitigate CVE-2003-0576, disabling the NFS daemon or applying the latest security patches for SGI IRIX is recommended.
3
What systems are affected by CVE-2003-0576?
CVE-2003-0576 affects various versions of SGI IRIX, specifically 6.5.1 to 6.5.19f.
4
What type of attack is associated with CVE-2003-0576?
CVE-2003-0576 is associated with remote denial of service attacks that exploit XDR decoding errors.
5
Is CVE-2003-0576 linked to any other vulnerabilities?
CVE-2003-0576 is distinct from CVE-2003-0619, addressing different issues within the NFS daemon.