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CVE-1999-1461

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1997-05-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5.10

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420921&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/381
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420921&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/381

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