VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0794
Buffer overflow in IRIX libgl.so library allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME variable to programs such as (1) gmemusage and (2) gr_osview.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.80%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in IRIX libgl.so library allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME variable to programs such as (1) gmemusage and (2) gr_osview.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.80% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5063.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/8568
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1527Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5063.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/8568
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1527Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.