VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1040
Vulnerabilities in (1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in NetWare Client 1.0 on IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 allows local users to gain root access via a modified IFS environmental variable.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vulnerabilities in (1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in NetWare Client 1.0 on IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 allows local users to gain root access via a modified IFS environmental variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980501-01-P2869Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/i-055.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=89217373930054&w=2
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980501-01-P2869Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/i-055.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=89217373930054&w=2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.