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CVE-1999-1114

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1998-04-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3 (+6)

References

• http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100
• http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100

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