SGI IRIX up to 6.5.6 Performance Copilot information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.6. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Performance Copilot. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0283. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.5.6 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Performance Copilot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The default installation of IRIX Performance Copilot allows remote attackers to access sensitive system information via the pmcd daemon.

The issue has been introduced in 03/01/1996. The weakness was shared 04/12/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0283. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1503 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11369 (Irix Performance Copilot Service Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38055 (Performance Copilot Daemon Process List and Disk Mount Points Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4283), Tenable (11369), SecurityFocus (BID 1106†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2244†). The entry VDB-17259 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11369
Nessus Name: Irix Performance Copilot Service Information Disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/01/1996 🔍
04/12/2000 +1503 days 🔍
04/12/2000 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2000 +0 days 🔍
01/01/2003 +994 days 🔍
03/13/2003 +71 days 🔍
10/09/2003 +210 days 🔍
06/24/2014 +3911 days 🔍
10/17/2025 +4133 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15449
X-Force: 4283
SecurityFocus: 1106 - IRIX Performance Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2244 - SGI IRIX Performance Copilot PMCD Reveals Sensitive System Information, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 11:10
Updated: 10/17/2025 18:26
Changes: 06/24/2014 11:10 (67), 05/15/2019 15:40 (2), 10/17/2025 18:26 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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