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CVE-1999-1022

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1994-10-02 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 4, 5.2, 5.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2111
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2111

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