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CVE-1999-1286

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1997-05-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

addnetpr in SGI IRIX 6.2 and earlier allows local users to modify arbitrary files and possibly gain root access via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: through 6.2; 5.3

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420927&w=2
• http://www.osvdb.org/8560
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/330
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1433
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420927&w=2
• http://www.osvdb.org/8560
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/330
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1433

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