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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14875
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013662
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=226&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/15351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14875
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013662
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=226&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/15351
Timeline
- Published
- May 2, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified