CVE-1999-1398 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges in SGI IRIX via a symlink attack on the xfsdump bck.log file.
- 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-1999-1398?
CVE-1999-1398 is a medium-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 xfsdump in SGI IRIX may allow local users to obtain root privileges via the bck.log log file, possibly via a symlink attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1398?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1398?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1398 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1398 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7r6-4c9p-66r6.