SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-1554

/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users.

LOW 2.1EPSS 0.42%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users.

CVSS 2.0
2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.42% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
sgi/irix
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.