Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1114
CVE-1999-1114
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.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <= 6.x
Patches
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References
5- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980405-01-InvdPatchVendor Advisory
- ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/467nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.17.suid_exec.vulnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100nvd
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