# CVE-2002-0359: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit weak authentication in xfsmd to execute dangerous RPC functions and gain root privileges on IRIX systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wq86-c2f2-33wf

## What is CVE-2002-0359?

CVE-2002-0359 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

xfsmd for IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 uses weak authentication, which allows remote attackers to call dangerous RPC functions, including those that can mount or unmount xfs file systems, to gain root privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0359?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sgi Irix.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0359 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-2001-0799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0799/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0359 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 2 Apr 2003. 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-2002-0359 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-2002-0359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.