CVE-2001-0800 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IRIX systems via shell metacharacters in lpsched, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0800?
CVE-2001-0800 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 22 Nov 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lpsched in IRIX 6.5.13f and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0800?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0800?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2001-0800 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0800 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-98r6-v62g-7mmx.