CVE-1999-1183 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on SGI IRIX systems by tricking users into opening malicious task descriptor files via the System Manager GUI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1183?
CVE-1999-1183 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
System Manager sysmgr GUI in SGI IRIX 6.4 and 6.3 allows remote attackers to execute commands by providing a trojan horse (1) runtask or (2) runexec descriptor file, which is used to execute a System Manager Task when the user's Mailcap entry supports the x-sgi-task or x-sgi-exec type.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1183?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-1999-1183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gp9-m22g-v68p.