PT-1998-1167 · Sgi · Irix

Published 1998-04-02 · Updated 2013-08-21 · CVE-1999-1183

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SGI IRIX versions 6.3 through 6.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute commands by providing a trojan horse descriptor file. This can be achieved through either a runtask or runexec descriptor file, which is used to execute a System Manager Task when the user's Mailcap entry supports the x-sgi-task or x-sgi-exec type.

Recommendations For SGI IRIX versions 6.3 through 6.4, consider restricting the use of the runtask and runexec descriptor files to minimize the risk of exploitation. Additionally, review and modify Mailcap entries to avoid supporting the x-sgi-task or x-sgi-exec types unless absolutely necessary. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1183

Affected Products

Irix

References · 5

• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-01-PX · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1183 · Security Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-02-PX · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/809.php · Note
• http://osvdb.org/8556 · Note