CVE-1999-1022

high

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2111

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1994-10-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0014