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CVE-1999-1219

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1994-08-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 5.1, 5.2

References

• http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/511
• http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/511

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