CVE-1999-1120 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

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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.

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.

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

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Subscriptions

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1120

Vulnrichment

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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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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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