CVE-2003-0177 Misconfiguration in n/a
SGI IRIX fails to ignore hyphen entries in /etc/group, potentially allowing unauthorized group membership and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0177?
CVE-2003-0177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 18 Aug 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SGI IRIX 6.5.x through 6.5.20f, and possibly earlier versions, does not follow "-" entries in the /etc/group file, which may cause subsequent group membership entries to be processed inadvertently.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0177?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhpq-3f55-446g.