Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1040

Description

Vulnerabilities in (1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in NetWare Client 1.0 on IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 allows local users to gain root access via a modified IFS environmental variable.

Affected products

Sgi/Irix2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980501-01-P2869nvdPatchVendor Advisory
ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/i-055.shtmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd

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