Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 1990· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1554

Description

/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users.

Affected products

Sgi/Irix3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.3, 3.3.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-08.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.iss.net/security_center/static/3164.phpnvd

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