Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 1994· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1022

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.

Affected products

Sgi/Irix3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930nvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/464nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2111nvd

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