VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.07%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.07% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.17.suid_exec.vul
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980405-01-IPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467Exploit, 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-IPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.