CVE-1999-1399 spaceball program in SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0 in IRIX 6.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by setting the HOSTNAME environmental variabl
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1399 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1399 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1399 exists.
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-1999-1399/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1399/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1399?
CVE-1999-1399 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Official description
spaceball program in SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0 in IRIX 6.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by setting the HOSTNAME environmental variable to contain the commands to be executed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1399?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1399?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1399 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1399 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1399 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5gx-fwp6-3mjj.