CVE-2000-0578 — SGI MIPSPro compilers C, C++, F77 and F90 generate temporary files in /tmp with predictable file names, which could allow local users to insert malicious contents into these files as they are being compiled by another user

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SGI MIPSPro compilers C, C++, F77 and F90 generate temporary files in /tmp with predictable file names, which could allow local users to insert malicious contents into these files as they are being compiled by another user

Published Jul 19, 2000

3.7

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.40%

Description

SGI MIPSPro compilers C, C++, F77 and F90 generate temporary files in /tmp with predictable file names, which could allow local users to insert malicious contents into these files as they are being compiled by another user.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.40% 0.00395

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00395

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.40% (0.00395)	31.23th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.40% (0.00395)	31.03th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.08% (0.00084)	22.23th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	17.89th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 1, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	14.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00045)	12.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0204.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1412
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0204.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1412		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 19, 2000

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jul 19, 2000

Link CVE-2000-0578

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-0578

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-0578