CVE-2000-0013 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in SGI IRIX systems. The soundplayer program allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges by embedding shell metacharacters within a .wav file, which are then processed by the midikeys program. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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