CVE-1999-1022: sgi irix
Vulnerability summary
CVE-1999-1022 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability in sgi irix. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 12-09-2001PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.79% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
SGI IRIX 5.2/5.3 - 'serial_ports' Local Privilege Escalation
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Sgi1 product
- irix4 | 5.2 | 5.3
1 vendor · 1 product