CVE-2000-0798
IRIX 6.x - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Truncation via xfs File System
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0798. PoCs published by Last Stage of Delirium.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a permission bypass vulnerability in the truncate() system call on IRIX systems with XFS filesystems, allowing unprivileged users to truncate files they do not have write access to. The code is a simple proof-of-concept that demonstrates the flaw by truncating a specified file to zero bytes.
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a permission bypass vulnerability in the truncate() system call on IRIX systems with XFS filesystems, allowing unprivileged users to truncate files they do not have write access to. The code is a simple proof-of-concept that demonstrates the flaw by truncating a specified file to zero bytes.