CVE-1999-1022
SGI IRIX 5.2/5.3 - 'serial_ports' Local Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
6.2
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
3
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1994-02-02 First Exploit
- 1994-10-02 CVE Published
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2111 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19351 | 1994-02-02 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930 | 2024-08-01 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464 | 2024-08-01 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Sgi Search vendor "Sgi" | Irix Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Irix" | 4 Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Irix" and version "4" | - |
Affected
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| Sgi Search vendor "Sgi" | Irix Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Irix" | 5.2 Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Irix" and version "5.2" | - |
Affected
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| Sgi Search vendor "Sgi" | Irix Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Irix" | 5.3 Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Irix" and version "5.3" | - |
Affected
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