// For flags

CVE-1999-1114

SGI IRIX 6.4 - 'suid_exec' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1996-12-02 First Exploit
  • 1998-04-08 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
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Sgi
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Irix
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5.0
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Sgi
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Irix
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5.0.1
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Sgi
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Irix
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5.1
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Sgi
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Irix
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5.1.1
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Sgi
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Irix
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5.2
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Sgi
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Irix
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5.3
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.0
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.0.1
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.0.1
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xfs
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.1
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.2
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.3
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.4
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