CVE-1999-1384

Public Exploit

Description

Indigo Magic System Tour in the SGI system tour package (systour) for IRIX 5.x through 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse .exitops program, which is called by the inst command that is executed by the RemoveSystemTour program.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.21%

Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420095&w=2	mailing list
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.08.SGI.systour.vul	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7456.php	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/470	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961101-01-I	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1384?: CVE-1999-1384 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1384?: To fix CVE-1999-1384, 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-1999-1384 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-1384 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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