Vulnerability CVE-2003-0173
Published: 2003-05-05   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
xfsdq in xfsdump does not create quota information files securely, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Xfsdump -> Xfsdump 
SGI -> IRIX 

 References:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111673
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-283
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030404-01-P
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:047
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