CVE-2005-0464 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the gr_osview utility within SGI IRIX 6.5.22 and potentially other 6.5 versions. When operating in debug mode, gr_osview fails to drop privileges, allowing local users to read a single line from arbitrary files by leveraging the -d and -D options, which then displays the content as a formatting error. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact limited to confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, though an ExploitDB entry exists, and the CVE has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.