CVE-2003-0575

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12763

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8304

http://www.osvdb.org/2337

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682900

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-130.shtml

http://secunia.com/advisories/9390

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105958240709302&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-08-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H