CVE-1999-1022 EXPLOIT
6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 55)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.2 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.79% — more likely to be exploited than 55% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1994-10-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sgi | irix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SGI IRIX 5.2/5.3 - 'serial_ports' Local Privilege Escalation | 1994-02-02 |
References
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