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CVE-1999-1114

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.

Published

1998-04-08T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System sgi irix 5.0 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.0.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.1.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.2 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.3 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.0 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.0.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.0.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.2 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.3 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.4 Yes
References