Weak Authentication in xfsmd on IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 Allows Remote Root Privilege Escalation

CVE-2002-0359 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

xfsmd for IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 uses weak authentication, which allows remote attackers to call dangerous RPC functions, including those that can mount or unmount xfs file systems, to gain root privileges.

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