rpc.mountd RPC denial of service
| rpcmountd-rpc-dos (16175) |  Low Risk |
Description:
rpc.mountd (NFS mount daemon) is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted RPC requests to cause the program to enter into an infinite loop.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of IRIX (6.5.25 or later), as listed in SGI Security Advisory 20040503-01-P. See References.
—OR—
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in SGI Security Advisory 20040503-01-P. See References.
References:
- SGI Security Advisory 20040503-01-P: IRIX 6.5.24 rpc.mountd infinte loop.
- BID-10372: SGI IRIX rpc.mountd Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0483: Unknown vulnerability in rpc.mountd for SGI IRIX 6.5.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain RPC requests.
- OSVDB ID: 6201: IRIX rpc.mountd RPC Request DoS
- SA11628: SGI IRIX rpc.mountd Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1010185: SGI IRIX rpc.mountd Has Infinite Loop Denial of Service Flaw
Platforms Affected:
- SGI IRIX 6.5.24
Reported:
May 17, 2004
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