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CVE-2000-0796

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in dmplay in IRIX 6.2 and 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line option.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 6.2, 6.3

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/1484
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1528
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5064
• http://www.osvdb.org/1484
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1528
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5064

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