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CVE-1999-1554

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 1990-10-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 3.3, 3.3.1

References

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-08.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/3164.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-08.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/3164.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13

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