CVE-2003-0174 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The LDAP name service (nsd) in IRIX 6.5.19 and earlier does not properly verify if the USERPASSWORD attribute has been provided by an LDAP server, which could allow attackers to log in without a password.

Published: 2003-04-29

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00363.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030407-01-P
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-084.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7442
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11860

History

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Subscriptions

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:36.087Z

Reserved: 2003-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0174

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-05-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0174

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-346

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