CVE-1999-1219 : Detail

CVE-1999-1219

0.12%V3
Local
2001-09-12
02h00 +00:00
2024-08-01
17h02 +00:00
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CVE Descriptions

Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command.

CVE Informations

Metrics

Metrics Score Severity CVSS Vector Source
V2 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C [email protected]

EPSS

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EPSS Score

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Exploit information

Exploit Database EDB-ID : 19354

Publication date : 1996-12-01 23h00 +00:00
Author : anonymous
EDB Verified : Yes

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468/info The sgihelp program, from SGI and included with IRIX 5.1 and 5.2, contains a vulnerability. sgihelp contains an option that allows a user to print to a command. Certain SGI utilities, including PrintStatus, printers, scanners, and a number of others, will call this program without changing their uid to the users, from roots. As such, arbitrary commands can be executed as root using the 'print to command' option of sgihelp. Run PrintStatus Press the 'help' button. Select the 'print to command' option. This will allow you to execute anything as root.

Products Mentioned

Configuraton 0

Sgi>>Irix >> Version 5.1

Sgi>>Irix >> Version 5.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml
Tags : third-party-advisory, government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.html
Tags : third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT