# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4hf9-pqxp-75w9

## 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: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2002-1584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1584/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0139/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0575/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0473/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0359/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0041 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0041 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sgi Irix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0041/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0041/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0041
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0041
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0041

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0041/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.