Vulnerabilities

CVE-1999-0022 | BDVDB-2026-0078 Detail

sgiirix

Description#

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References#

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/179

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 11999-09-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-10-29Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 1999-09-29
Last modified: 2024-10-29

Vendor information

Vendor: sgi
Product: irix

All sgi vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 42.5.

KEV

No

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
5.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.0.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.1.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.2
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.3
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
6.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
6.0.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).