CVE-1999-1384 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

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.

All Sgi Irix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5g4r-8w5q-c4xj.

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