CVE-2003-0574 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can cause a core dump in scheme and potentially gain privileges via environment variables on SGI IRIX systems.
- 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-2003-0574?
CVE-2003-0574 is a high-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
Unknown vulnerability in SGI IRIX 6.5.x through 6.5.20, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to cause a core dump in scheme and possibly gain privileges via certain environment variables, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-0797 and CVE-1999-0028.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vwx-44rv-q6c2.