CVE-2000-0733

Public Exploit

Description

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.61% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0154.html	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000801-02-P	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1572	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0733?: CVE-2000-0733 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0733?: To fix CVE-2000-0733, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0733 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0733 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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