inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program.
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EUVD-1999-1442 | inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:06.968Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1461

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Status : Deferred
Published: 1997-05-07T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1461

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