CVE-1999-1114

Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.17.suid_exec.vul
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980405-01-I	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtml	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.17.suid_exec.vul
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980405-01-I	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtml	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1::xfs:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 1998-04-08 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-1999-1114

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1114

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1114

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sgi

irix

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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