CVE-1999-1461 – SGI IRIX 6.4 - 'inpview' Local Privilege Escalation

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-1999-1461

inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program. • https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19304 ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20001101-01-I http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420921&w=2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/381 •