CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0359

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

xfsmd for IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 uses weak authentication, allowing remote attackers to call dangerous RPC functions, including those that can mount or unmount xfs file systems.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain root privileges, posing a serious threat to the integrity and availability of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of IRIX and implement stronger authentication for RPC services.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

xfsmd for IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 uses weak authentication, which allows remote attackers to call dangerous RPC functions, including those that can mount or unmount xfs file systems, to gain root privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS