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CVE-1999-1399

nvd nist
Published: Aug 20, 1997Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

spaceball program in SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0 in IRIX 6.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by setting the HOSTNAME environmental variable to contain the commands to be executed.

Affected (1)

Products: Sgi: Irix
Sgi
1 product
Irix
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Irix
Version 6.2

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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