CVE-2002-0042 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a system hang in SGI IRIX XFS file system by creating a specially crafted file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0042?
CVE-2002-0042 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the XFS file system for SGI IRIX before 6.5.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) by creating a file that is not properly processed by XFS.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0042?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0042 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-2002-0042 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgrv-q697-h79q.