CVE-2001-0801 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting SGI IRIX 6.5.13f and earlier. Attackers can gain root privileges by manipulating the lpstat utility to load a malicious shared library. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2 due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old flaw.
| 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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