CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0013

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.70%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

The soundplayer program in IRIX allows local users to gain privileges by including shell metacharacters in a .wav file, which is executed via the midikeys program.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and privilege escalation by local users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the soundplayer program and monitor .wav files for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IRIX soundplayer program allows local users to gain privileges by including shell metacharacters in a .wav file, which is executed via the midikeys program.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS