CVE-2000-0794 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the libgl.so library of SGI IRIX operating systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve root privileges by supplying an excessively long HOME environment variable to specific programs like gmemusage or gr_osview. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), indicating a critical risk due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA 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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.