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CVE-2002-0174

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the nsd.dump file.

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/8981.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4655
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8981.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4655

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