CVE-2002-0359 describes a critical weak authentication vulnerability in the xfsmd daemon within SGI IRIX versions 6.5 through 6.5.16. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to invoke dangerous RPC functions, including those for mounting or unmounting XFS file systems, ultimately leading to root privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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