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CVE-2001-0331

Buffer overflow in Embedded Support Partner (ESP) daemon (rpc.espd) in IRIX 6.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to

Buffer overflow in Embedded Support Partner (ESP) daemon (rpc.espd) in IRIX 6.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01158
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
sgi irix<= 6.5.8
sgi irixall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

4
et-openGPL RPC portmap espd request UDPrpc-portmap-decode
et-openGPL RPC portmap espd request TCPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC portmap espd request TCPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC portmap espd request UDPrpc-portmap-decode
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD27 Jun 2001 · 04:00 AM
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010501-01-P
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258632US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/1822
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2714
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise76.phpVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6502
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