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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0733 · published 20 October 2000

CVE-2000-0733: Sgi irix vulnerability

Sgi · Irix

Telnetd telnet server in IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 does not properly cleans user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long RLD variable in the IAC-SB-TELOPT_ENVIRON request.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 3.9%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Telnetd telnet server in IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 does not properly cleans user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long RLD variable in the IAC-SB-TELOPT_ENVIRON request.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000801-02-P
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0154.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1572 ExploitVendor Advisory
ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000801-02-P
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0154.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1572 ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0733), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.