CVE-2003-0174 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the LDAP name service (nsd) of SGI IRIX 6.5.19 and earlier. This flaw allows attackers to log in without a password if the LDAP server fails to provide the USERPASSWORD attribute, due to improper verification by the affected system. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating a severe risk with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 92/100, further emphasizing its criticality. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. However, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, placing it in the top 1% of all CVEs for community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.