VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1492
Vulnerability in (1) diskperf and (2) diskalign in IRIX 6.4 allows local attacker to create arbitrary root owned files, leading to root privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vulnerability in (1) diskperf and (2) diskalign in IRIX 6.4 allows local attacker to create arbitrary root owned files, leading to root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980502-01-P3030Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/348Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2103
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2104
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980502-01-P3030Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/348Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2103
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2104
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.