CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0794

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the IRIX libgl.so library allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME variable in programs such as gmemusage and gr_osview.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the length of the HOME variable and update the IRIX system to the latest version to mitigate the buffer overflow risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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