HIGH
The truncate function in IRIX 6.x does not properly check for privileges when the file is in the xfs file system, which allows local users to delete the contents of arbitrary files
Published Sep 21, 2000
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.21%
Description
The truncate function in IRIX 6.x does not properly check for privileges when the file is in the xfs file system, which allows local users to delete the contents of arbitrary files.
Affected products
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.21% 0.03213
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03213
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.21% (0.03213) | 87.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.21% (0.03213) | 86.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.18% (0.02177) | 82.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 76.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.89% (0.02888) | 77.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 77.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 82.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 80.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 78.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 85.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 83.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 66.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.osvdb.org/8569 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1540 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/8569 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1540 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200008021924.e72JOVs12558%40ix.put.poznan.pl | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0798
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a