# CVE-2000-0579: Race condition in n/a

> Local attackers can modify other users' crontab files via predictable temporary file names during editing, leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pxpj-c4wv-6w3x

## What is CVE-2000-0579?

CVE-2000-0579 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 13 Oct 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IRIX crontab creates temporary files with predictable file names and with the umask of the user, which could allow local users to modify another user's crontab file as it is being edited.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sgi Irix.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix

- [CVE-2002-1584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1584/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0139/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0575/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0473/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0359/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0579 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 13 Oct 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sgi Irix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.