CVE-2003-0175 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local users can cause a kernel panic and denial of service in SGI IRIX via a specific ioctl call.

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-2003-0175?

CVE-2003-0175 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 14 Jan 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SGI IRIX before 6.5.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a certain call to the PIOCSWATCH ioctl.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0175?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sgi Irix.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0175?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0175 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-2003-0175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sgi Irix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p22j-7pqv-4r36.

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