CVE-1999-1461

inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20001101-01-I	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420921&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/381	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 1997-05-07 04:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:17

NVD link : CVE-1999-1461

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1461

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1461

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sgi

irix

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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