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

CVE-1999-1022

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.

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Affected products

4
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • IRIX/IRIXllm-create
    Range: 4.x, 5.x

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