CVE-2003-0473 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0473 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-0473 is a critical 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0473 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-2003-0473/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0473/index.md)
An IPv6 vulnerability in IRIX allows the snoop tool to process packets as root, potentially enabling privilege escalation.
- 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-2003-0473?
CVE-2003-0473 is a critical 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
Unknown vulnerability in the IPv6 capability in IRIX 6.5.19 causes snoop to process packets as the root user, with unknown implications.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0473?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0473?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0473 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0473 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0473 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjr4-6mch-8mc9.