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    CVE-1999-1022

    serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.

    Published:Oct 2, 1994
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 12, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.00397
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sgi
    Product
    Irix

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19351

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High