Vulnerability · CVE-2001-0797
sgi irix Out-of-bounds Write
Published Jun 20, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 20, 2017 · sgi irix Out-of-bounds Write
Patch now
CVE-2001-0797 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm sgi irix Out-of-bounds Write against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (sgi irix Out-of-bounds Write).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 94.92%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- vendor sgi irix
Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin. Initial-access exploit intelligence.
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- vendor sgi irixversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2001-0797
Recommended remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2001-0797 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm sgi irix Out-of-bounds Write against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 94.92%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 20, 2017 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin. Initial-access exploit intelligence.
Jun 20, 2017 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2001-0797
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2001-0797
30-day exploitation probability 94.92%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16928
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference346
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference716
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_solaris/dialup/manyargs
Public module reference (good). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_solaris/telnet/ttyprompt
Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2001-0797
Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin.
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.