CVE-2003-0173 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the xfsdq component of xfsdump, affecting SGI IRIX systems. The flaw stems from insecure handling of quota information files, allowing local users to gain root privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfsdump:xfsdump:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfsdump:xfsdump:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfsdump:xfsdump:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfsdump:xfsdump:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfsdump:xfsdump:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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