CVE-2004-1890: Medium severity SGI IRIX vulnerability

Published Apr 2, 2004
·
Updated

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 the PORT mode.

Affected Software

16 affected components
SGI IRIX=6.5.20
SGI IRIX=6.5.20f
SGI IRIX=6.5.20m
SGI IRIX=6.5.21
SGI IRIX=6.5.21f
SGI IRIX=6.5.21m
SGI IRIX=6.5.22
SGI IRIX=6.5.23
SGI IRIX=6.5.23
SGI IRIX=6.5.21
SGI IRIX=6.5.21f
SGI IRIX=6.5.21m
SGI IRIX=6.5.20
SGI IRIX=6.5.20m
SGI IRIX=6.5.20f
SGI IRIX=6.5.22

Event History

Apr 2, 2004
CVE Published
05:00 AM
May 10, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1890?

CVE-2004-1890 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-1890?

To fix CVE-2004-1890, users should upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of SGI IRIX.

3

Which versions of SGI IRIX are affected by CVE-2004-1890?

CVE-2004-1890 affects SGI IRIX versions 6.5.20 through 6.5.23.

4

What does CVE-2004-1890 allow attackers to do?

CVE-2004-1890 allows remote attackers to cause the ftpd service to hang.

5

Is my version of SGI IRIX vulnerable to CVE-2004-1890?

If you are using SGI IRIX versions 6.5.20 to 6.5.23, your system is vulnerable to CVE-2004-1890.

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