CVE-2002-0174 — HIGH severity vulnerability (nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrit)
nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the nsd.dump file.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0174 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-05-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the nsd.dump file. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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