CVE-2005-0113 describes a critical vulnerability in SGI IRIX where the 'inpview' utility allows local users to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by manipulating the SUN_TTSESSION_CMD environment variable, which 'inpview' executes without properly dropping privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100, this flaw presents a significant risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) to affected systems, requiring only local access and low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.