CVE - CVE-2002-0040

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0040	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:4388 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4388 OSVDB:2058 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/2058~~ (Obsolete source) SGI:20020306-01-P URL:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020306-01-P XF:irix-hostaliases-gain-privileges(8669) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8669.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20020625	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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