vendor:
IRIX
by:
David Hedley and Patrick J. Paulus
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
120
CWE
Product Name: IRIX
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: o:sgi:irix
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: IRIX
1997
X Libraries Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in the X libraries as supplied with Silicon Graphics IRIX operating system. By placing a carefully constructed buffer as the argument to the -xrm option, an attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Mitigation:
The user should upgrade to the latest version of the X libraries.
