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CVE-2002-0040

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-03-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in SGI IRIX 6.5.11 through 6.5.15f allows local users to cause privileged applications to dump core via the HOSTALIASES environment variable, which might allow the users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5 (+15)

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8669.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/2058
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4388
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8669.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/2058
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4388

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