Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1501
CVE-1999-1501
Description
(1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in SGI OS2 IRIX 6.3 does not properly clear the IFS environmental variable before executing system calls, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
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