CVE-1999-1468 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by manipulating the IFS variable when rdist executes sendmail via popen.
- 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-1999-1468?
CVE-1999-1468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1468?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cray Unicos, Next Next, Sgi Irix, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1468?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pmj-mqc2-hx2p.