CVE-2003-0175

SGI IRIX before 6.5.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a certain call to the PIOCSWATCH ioctl.

Published: 2004-02-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0175 is rated Low Risk (18.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0175

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.29% 0.36% +0.07%
2 2025-12-27 0.10% 0.29% +0.19%
3 2025-03-17 0.10%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0175

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0175

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0175

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sgi irix 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.2f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.2m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.3f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.3m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.4f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.4m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.5f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.5m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.6f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.6m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.7 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.7f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.7m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.8 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.8f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.8m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.9 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.9f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.9m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.10 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.10f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.10m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.11 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.11f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.11m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.12 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.12f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.12m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.13 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.13f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.13m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.14 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.14f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.14m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.15 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.15f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.15m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.16 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.16f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.16m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.17 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.17f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.17m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.18 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.18f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.18f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.18m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.18m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.19 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.19f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.19f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.19m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.19m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.20 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.20f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.20f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.20m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.20m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0175

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