CVE-1999-1039 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can exploit diskalign and diskperf to create root-owned files, resulting in full root privilege escalation on IRIX systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1039?
CVE-1999-1039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in (1) diskalign and (2) diskperf in IRIX 6.4 patches 2291 and 2848 allow a local user to create root-owned files leading to a root compromise.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1039?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1039?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79vw-mm5h-rh99.