PT-1997-1236 · Sgi · Irix

Published 1997-05-09 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1410

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.2

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IRIX versions 5.3 through 6.2

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the printer's temporary file.

Recommendations For IRIX versions 5.3 through 6.2, consider restricting access to the addnetpr command until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1410

Affected Products

Irix

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/330 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19260 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1410 · Security Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19961203-02-PX · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420927&w=2 · Note