CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0796

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in dmplay in IRIX 6.2 and 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line option.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to dmplay only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in dmplay in IRIX 6.2 and 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line option.

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