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
Published Oct 13, 2000
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.40%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.2
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.1
- 6.1
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 6.5
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2m
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.3f
- 6.5.3m
- 6.5.4
- 6.5.6
- 6.5.7
- 6.5.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.40% (0.12405) | 96.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.40% (0.12405) | 95.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.61% (0.05610) | 89.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.39% (0.08390) | 86.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.61% (0.05610) | 89.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.21% (0.04209) | 87.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.59% (0.05590) | 93.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 87.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 85.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 83.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000801-02-P vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0154.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1572 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/security/20000801-02-P | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0154.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1572 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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