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CVE-1999-1272

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-03-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 5, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 (+1)

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1635
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1635

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