CVE-1999-1319 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1319 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1319 is a critical vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1319 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sgi Irix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1319/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1319/index.md)
Remote attackers can gain root privileges on SGI IRIX systems via the object server program in certain configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1319?
CVE-1999-1319 is a critical vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in object server program in SGI IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges in certain configurations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1319?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1319?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1319 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1319 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1319 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33r7-3pp9-8f97.