CVE-2003-0472 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in inetd on IRIX systems by performing port scans against the IPv6 capability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0472?
CVE-2003-0472 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 28 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IPv6 capability in IRIX 6.5.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) in inetd via port scanning.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0472 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-2003-0472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7h34-qgwr-5w42.