CVE-2000-0798 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The truncate function in IRIX 6.x does not properly check for privileges when the file is in the xfs file system, which allows local users to delete the contents of arbitrary files.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.21% — more likely to be exploited than 88% 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 6.2/6.3/6.4 - xfs truncate() Privilege Check | 1997-02-01 |
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/8569
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1540
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
- http://www.osvdb.org/8569
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1540
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
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