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CVE-2002-1516

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2003-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

rpcbind in SGI IRIX, when using the -w command line switch, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5 (+17)

References

• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-004.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10272.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5889
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-004.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10272.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5889

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