CVE-2005-2925

Exp

runpriv in SGI IRIX allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command line for a privileged binary in /usr/sysadm/privbin.

Published: 2005-10-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2925 is rated Exploit Available (58.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2925

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1577 exploit_db edb 2005-10-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2925

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.21% +0.17%
2 2023-03-07 2.05% 0.04% -2.00%
3 2022-02-04 2.05%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2925

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2925

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2925

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sgi irix 6.5.22 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2925

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