CVE-2000-0794 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2000-09-21

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0788	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00473.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5063.php
http://www.osvdb.org/8568
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1527
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl

History

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Subscriptions

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-09-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.619Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0794

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0794

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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