7.2high

CVE-2000-07941 exploit

Buffer overflow in IRIX libgl.so library allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME variable to programs such as (1) gmemus…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20127 SGI IRIX 6.2 - 'libgl.so' Local Buffer Overflow · local · 1997-09-01

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/1527 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/5063.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /8568 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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