CVE-2002-0040 describes a vulnerability in SGI IRIX versions 6.5.11 through 6.5.15f, where local users can leverage the HOSTALIASES environment variable to cause privileged applications to dump core. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service or, in some cases, privilege escalation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though it has garnered some community discussion.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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