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CVE-2002-0172

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

/dev/ipfilter on SGI IRIX 6.5 is installed by /dev/MAKEDEV with insecure default permissions (644), which could allow a local user to cause a denial of service (traffic disruption).

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5 (+5)

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8960.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/770891
• http://www.osvdb.org/4695
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4648
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8960.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/770891
• http://www.osvdb.org/4695
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4648

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