Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is an old local privilege escalation issue in SGI IRIX systems running InPerson. A user who already has local access could abuse how inpview handles a temporary file to gain higher privileges. It matters mainly for organizations still operating legacy IRIX environments.
Executive priority
Prioritize if the organization still runs SGI IRIX with local user access, especially in production, lab, or industrial legacy environments. Otherwise, this is mainly an asset-discovery item rather than an urgent enterprise-wide threat.
Technical view
CVE-2000-0799 affects inpview in InPerson on SGI IRIX 5.3 through 6.5.10. The reported flaw is a symlink attack against the .ilmpAAA temporary file, allowing local users to gain privileges. The source bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE, patch details, or affected CPE data.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to legacy SGI IRIX 5.3 through 6.5.10 systems with InPerson/inpview installed. Internet exposure is not the main concern; the attacker must already be a local user or have local code execution.
Exploitation context
The CVE describes local privilege gain through temporary-file symlink handling. The source bundle does not indicate active exploitation, public exploit availability, or CISA KEV listing. Treat as a legacy hardening and access-control risk.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE record and X-Force reference identify the product, version range, local attack requirement, and symlink target. They do not provide scoring, patch identifiers, exploit maturity, or detailed technical conditions.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any remaining SGI IRIX 5.3 through 6.5.10 systems.
- Check whether InPerson and inpview are installed or enabled.
- Review SGI or support-provider guidance for patches or configuration changes.
- Restrict local shell access to trusted administrators only.
- Retire, isolate, or tightly segment unsupported IRIX systems.
Validation and detection
- Inventory IRIX hosts and confirm OS version.
- Verify whether inpview exists on each host.
- Review local user accounts and interactive access paths.
- Check vendor advisories or archived support notes for remediation status.
- Document compensating controls for systems that cannot be updated.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- irix-inpview-symlink(5065)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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