CVE-1999-1384 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting a Trojan horse .exitops program executed by the RemoveSystemTour utility in SGI IRIX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1384?
CVE-1999-1384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Indigo Magic System Tour in the SGI system tour package (systour) for IRIX 5.x through 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse .exitops program, which is called by the inst command that is executed by the RemoveSystemTour program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1384?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1384?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1384 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1384 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5g4r-8w5q-c4xj.