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CVE-1999-1398


Vulnerability in xfsdump in SGI IRIX may allow local users to obtain root privileges via the bck.log log file, possibly via a symlink attack.


Published

1997-05-07T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

1.9

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 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

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