Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via functions such as gettext and catopen.

Telnetd telnet server in IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 does not properly cleans user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long RLD variable in the IAC-SB-TELOPT_ENVIRON request.

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.

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

Buffer overflow in uum program for Canna input system allows local users to gain root privileges.

Buffer overflow in canuum program for Canna input system allows local users to gain root privileges.

The default configuration of the Array Services daemon (arrayd) disables authentication, allowing remote users to gain root privileges.

A buffer overflow in the SGI X server allows local users to gain root access through the X server font path.

Routed allows attackers to append data to files.

The at program in IRIX 6.2 and NetBSD 1.3.2 and earlier allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files by submitting the file to at with the -f argument, which generates error messages that at sends to the user via e-mail.