CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0113

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in the inpview tool in SGI IRIX allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via the SUN_TTSESSION_CMD environment variable, which is executed by inpview without dropping privileges.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the inpview process, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Apply the security patch provided by the vendor immediately or restrict access to the inpview tool for unprivileged users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

inpview in SGI IRIX allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via the SUN_TTSESSION_CMD environment variable, which is executed by inpview without dropping privileges.

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