CVE-2004-0483 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in SGI IRIX rpc.mountd via infinite loop RPC requests.
- 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-2004-0483?
CVE-2004-0483 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 20 May 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 for SGI IRIX 6.5.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain RPC requests.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0483 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-2004-0483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6962-p2jw-wc7p.