CVE-1999-1120 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

netprint in SGI IRIX 6.4 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable for finding and executing the disable program, which allows local users to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Sgi	Irix

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1101	netprint in SGI IRIX 6.4 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable for finding and executing the disable program, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961203-01-PX
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961203-02-PX
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420403&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/993
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/395
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2107

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.679Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1120

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-01-04T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1120

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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