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
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 |