CVE-2000-0794

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in IRIX libgl.so library allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME variable to programs such as (1) gmemusage and (2) gr_osview.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5063.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/8568
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1527
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5063.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/8568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
65th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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