CVE-1999-1131

Description

Buffer overflow in OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security demon (secd) in IRIX 6.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a long principal, group, or organization.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.51%

Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory llnl.gov

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-97.12.opengroup	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/i-060.shtml	third party advisory patch government resource vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980601-01-PX	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1123	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1131?: CVE-1999-1131 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1131?: To fix CVE-1999-1131, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1131 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-1999-1131 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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