7.2

CVE-1999-1114: sgi irix

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1114 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in sgi irix. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.07% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocalirixVerified

    SGI IRIX 6.4 - 'suid_exec' Local Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sgi1 product
  • irix5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.1 | 5.1.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links