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CVE-2002-0174

nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root...

7.2 High

CVE-2002-0174 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sgi Irix, published May 29, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.35%EPSS, 28th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.2

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.

Record
CVE-2002-0174
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2002-0174
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0172No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2002-0172
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f49v-5px6-hh7jNo score

nsd on SGI IRIX before 6.5.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root...

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.

Record
GHSA-f49v-5px6-hh7j
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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