CVE-2005-0464

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

gr_osview in SGI IRIX 6.5.22, and possibly other 6.5 versions, does not drop privileges when opening description files while in debug mode, which allows local users to read a line from arbitrary files via the -d and -D options, which prints the line as a formatting error.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/15351
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050402-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/14875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013662
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=226&type=vulnerabilities
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/15351
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
69th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sgi