HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the name services daemon (nsd) in SGI IRIX 6.5.x through 6.5.21f, and possibly earlier versions, allows attackers to gain root privileges via the AUTH_UNIX gid list
Published Aug 1, 2003
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.90%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the name services daemon (nsd) in SGI IRIX 6.5.x through 6.5.21f, and possibly earlier versions, allows attackers to gain root privileges via the AUTH_UNIX gid list.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 6.5
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.4
- 6.5.5
- 6.5.6
- 6.5.7
- 6.5.8
- 6.5.9
- 6.5.10
- 6.5.11
- 6.5.12
- 6.5.13
- 6.5.14
- 6.5.15
- 6.5.16
- 6.5.17
- 6.5.17f
- 6.5.17m
- 6.5.18
- 6.5.18f
- 6.5.18m
- 6.5.19
- 6.5.19f
- 6.5.19m
- 6.5.20
- 6.5.20f
- 6.5.20m
- 6.5.21
- 6.5.21f
- 6.5.21m
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
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.
2.90% 0.02897
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02897
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02897) | 86.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02897) | 85.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03453) | 86.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 83.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 83.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 82.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 80.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00757) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030704-01-P vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105958240709302&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-130.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682900 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/2337 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8304 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12763 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030704-01-P | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105958240709302&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/9390 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-130.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682900 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/2337 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8304 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12763 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 1, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 16, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0575
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a