CVE-2001-0799 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the lpsched component of SGI IRIX 6.5.13f and earlier. This critical vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems by sending a specially crafted, long argument. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction or special privileges. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5.13fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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