CVE-2005-2925 describes a design error in the runpriv utility within SGI IRIX, allowing local users to bypass security restrictions. By injecting shell metacharacters into command lines for privileged binaries in /usr/sysadm/privbin, attackers can execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a critical impact with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring local access with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is minimal 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:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.