CVE-2002-0041 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a core dump in SGI IRIX Mail when the -R option is enabled, resulting in a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0041?
CVE-2002-0041 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 12 Apr 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in Mail for SGI IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.15f, and possibly earlier versions, when running with the -R option, allows local and remote attackers to cause a core dump.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0041?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0041?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0041 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-0041 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0041 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hf9-pqxp-75w9.