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CVE-2003-0575

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the name services daemon (nsd) in SGI IRIX 6.5.x through 6.5.21f, and possibly earlier versions, allows attackers to gain root privileges via the AUTH_UNIX gid list.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5 (+26)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105958240709302&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9390
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-130.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682900
• http://www.osvdb.org/2337
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8304
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12763
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105958240709302&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9390
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-130.shtml

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