CVE-2005-0465: Low severity sgi irix vulnerability
Published Apr 8, 2005
·Updated
grosview in SGI IRIX does not drop privileges before opening files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the -s option.
Affected Software
100 affected components
SGI IRIX=6.5.9f
SGI IRIX=6.5.16m
SGI IRIX=6.5.6
SGI IRIX=6.0.1
SGI IRIX=5.3
SGI IRIX=6.0.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.4m
SGI IRIX=4.0.5_iop
SGI IRIX=6.5.17f
SGI IRIX=6.5.3f
SGI IRIX=4.0
SGI IRIX=3.3.2
SGI IRIX=4.0.5h
SGI IRIX=6.5.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.14f
SGI IRIX=4.0.4
SGI IRIX=6.5.4f
SGI IRIX=4.0.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.10
SGI IRIX=6.5.17
SGI IRIX=6.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.13m
SGI IRIX=3.3.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.9m
SGI IRIX=6.5.12
SGI IRIX=6.5.10m
SGI IRIX=5.0.1
SGI IRIX=4.0.5e
SGI IRIX=6.5.15f
SGI IRIX=4.0.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.18f
SGI IRIX=5.1.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.19f
SGI IRIX=6.5.21
SGI IRIX=6.5.21f
SGI IRIX=4.0.5a
SGI IRIX=6.5.7m
SGI IRIX=3.3.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.9
SGI IRIX=6.4
SGI IRIX=6.5.21m
SGI IRIX=6.5.19
SGI IRIX=6.5.16f
SGI IRIX=6.5.13f
SGI IRIX=6.5.20
SGI IRIX=6.5.17m
SGI IRIX=4.0.5_ipr
SGI IRIX=6.5.20m
SGI IRIX=6.5.2f
SGI IRIX=5.0
SGI IRIX=6.5.2m
SGI IRIX=6.5.15
SGI IRIX=6.5.8m
SGI IRIX=6.5.12f
SGI IRIX=6.5.6f
SGI IRIX=4.0.1t
SGI IRIX=6.5.7f
SGI IRIX=6.5.14m
SGI IRIX=6.5.3
SGI IRIX=5.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.14
SGI IRIX=4.0.5f
SGI IRIX=6.5.3m
SGI IRIX=6.5.8
SGI IRIX=4.0.5b
SGI IRIX=6.5.19m
SGI IRIX=6.5.20f
SGI IRIX=6.5.5
SGI IRIX=4.0.5g
SGI IRIX=5.2
SGI IRIX=6.5.4
SGI IRIX=6.5.15m
SGI IRIX=6.5.11f
SGI IRIX=6.5_20
SGI IRIX=6.5.11
SGI IRIX=6.0
SGI IRIX=6.5.11m
SGI IRIX=6.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.6m
SGI IRIX=4.0.5
SGI IRIX=3.3
SGI IRIX=4.0.4b
SGI IRIX=6.5.2
SGI IRIX=6.5.8f
SGI IRIX=6.5.5f
SGI IRIX=6.5
SGI IRIX=6.5.7
SGI IRIX=6.5.18
SGI IRIX=5.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.18m
SGI IRIX=6.5.22
SGI IRIX=6.2
SGI IRIX=4.0.2
SGI IRIX=4.0.4t
SGI IRIX=6.5.10f
SGI IRIX=6.5.5m
SGI IRIX=6.5.13
SGI IRIX=6.5.12m
SGI IRIX=6.5.16
SGI IRIX=3.2
Remediation
Event History
Apr 8, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2005-0465?
CVE-2005-0465 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-0465?
To remediate CVE-2005-0465, update the SGI IRIX system to a patched version that resolves the privilege escalation issue.
3
Which versions of SGI IRIX are affected by CVE-2005-0465?
CVE-2005-0465 affects SGI IRIX versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and various 6.x versions including 6.0.1 to 6.5.22.
4
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-0465?
CVE-2005-0465 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper handling of file operations.
5
Who can exploit CVE-2005-0465?
CVE-2005-0465 can be exploited by local users on an affected SGI IRIX system to overwrite files.