rpc.mountd denial of service

rpcmountd-dos (13808) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

rpc.mountd (NFS mount daemon) is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the daemon to crash.


Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of IRIX (6.5.23 or later), as listed in SGI Security Advisory 20031102-01-P. See References.

— OR—

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in SGI Security Advisory 20031102-01-P. See References.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • SGI IRIX 6.5
  • SGI IRIX 6.5 20
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.1
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.10
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.10f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.10m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.11
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.11f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.11m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.12
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.12f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.12m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.15
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.15f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.15m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.16
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.16f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.16m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.17
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.17f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.17m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.18
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.18f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.18m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.19
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.19f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.19m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.2
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.20
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.20f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.20m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.21
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.21f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.21m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.22
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.2f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.2m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.3
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.3f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.3m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.4
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.4f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.4m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.5
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.5f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.5m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.6
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.6f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.6m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.7
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.7f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.7m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.8
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.8f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.8m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.9
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.9f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.9m

Reported:

Nov 21, 2003

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