CVE-2000-0799 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the inpview utility within SGI IRIX versions 5.3 through 6.5.10. An attacker could exploit this flaw by creating a symbolic link to the .ilmpAAA temporary file, allowing them to gain elevated privileges on the system. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity, but with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.2mCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.3fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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