CVE-2003-0797 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in rpc.mountd on SGI IRIX systems, requiring OS patches.

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-2003-0797?

CVE-2003-0797 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 10 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in rpc.mountd in SGI IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process death) via unknown attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0797?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sgi Irix.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0797?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0797 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-2003-0797 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j95c-3qmv-c45f.

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