CVE-1999-1183

Published: Apr 2, 1998Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

System Manager sysmgr GUI in SGI IRIX 6.4 and 6.3 allows remote attackers to execute commands by providing a trojan horse (1) runtask or (2) 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.

Affected (2)

Products: Sgi: Irix

Sgi

1 product

Irix

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sgi Irix	Version 6.3
Sgi Irix	Version 6.4

References (8)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-01-PX (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-02-PX (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/809.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/8556

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-01-PX (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-02-PX (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/809.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.osvdb.org/8556

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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