Telnetd telnet server in IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 does not properly cleans user-injected…
Priority MEDIUM 57Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Telnetd telnet server in IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 does not properly cleans user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long RLD variable in the IAC-SB-TELOPT_ENVIRON request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12405 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.2m | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.3f | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.3m | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.4 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.6 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.7 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.8 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2m Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3f Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3m Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.6 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.7 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.8 Vulnerable ·Sgi
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0733
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79jr-hhg4-h2jm
References
More Sgi Irix vulnerabilities
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- TI-2002-01252 Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00769 lpsched in IRIX 6.5.13f and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2000-0733 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0733 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79jr-hhg4-h2jm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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