VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1219
Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/511
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/511
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.