CVE-2003-0796

Unknown vulnerability in rpc.mountd SGI IRIX 6.5.18 through 6.5.22 allows remote attackers to mount from unprivileged ports even with the -n option disabled.

Published: 2004-03-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0796 is rated Moderate Risk (55.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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-2003-0796

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 0.74% 1.55% +0.81%
2 2025-03-30 0.77% 0.74% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.77%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0796

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0796

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0796

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 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.7 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.8 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.9 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.10 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.11 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.12 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.13 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.14 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.15 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.16 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 6.5.18f 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 6.5.19f 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 6.5.20f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.20f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.20m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.20m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.21f cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.21f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.21m cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.21m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5.22 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0796

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