CVE-2000-0795 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 67)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in lpstat in IRIX 6.2 and 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -n option.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.17% — more likely to be exploited than 67% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sgi | irix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IRIX 5.3/6.2/6.3/6.4/6.5/6.5.11 - '/usr/bin/lpstat' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation | 2001-05-07 |
| exploit-db | IRIX 6.2/6.3 - '/bin/lpstat' Local Buffer Overflow | 1998-11-01 |
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/1485
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1529
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
- http://www.osvdb.org/1485
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1529
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
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