HIGH
nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the nsd.dump file
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the nsd.dump file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00346
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00346
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 25.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 26.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020501-01-I vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8981.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4655 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020501-01-I | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8981.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4655 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Apr 11, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0174
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a