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TI-2003-00166 Aliases CVE-2003-0174GHSA-7hxr-6x6c-cjh6

The LDAP name service (nsd) in IRIX 6.5.19 and earlier does not properly verify if the…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-346Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00977 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.5.19VulnerableSgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.19 Vulnerable ·Sgi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0174
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hxr-6x6c-cjh6

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-01252 Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00769 lpsched in IRIX 6.5.13f and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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