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7.2high

CVE-2000-07952 exploits

Buffer overflow in lpstat in IRIX 6.2 and 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -n option.

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in lpstat in IRIX 6.2 and 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -n option.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-265 IRIX 5.3/6.2/6.3/6.4/6.5/6.5.11 - '/usr/bin/lpstat' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2001-05-07
  • EDB-20129 IRIX 6.2/6.3 - '/bin/lpstat' Local Buffer Overflow · local · 1998-11-01

CVSS scores

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

References

  • securityfocus.com /templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1529 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /1485 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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