Overview
A remotely exploitable buffer overflow in SGI IRIX syslogd may allow an attacker to crash syslogd or execute arbitrary code.
Description
There is a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in SGI IRIX syslogd. For more detailed information please see SGI Security Advisory 20020405-01-I. |
Impact
An attacker can crash syslogd and may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the syslog daemon. |
Solution
Patches are not available. Upgrade to IRIX 6.5.10 or later. |
Vendor Information
667667
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This document was written by Ian A. Finlay.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-1999-0566 |
| Severity Metric: | 13.50 |
| Date Public: | 2002-04-24 |
| Date First Published: | 2003-03-21 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2003-04-01 20:32 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 6 |