CVE-1999-1114

high

Description

Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1998-04-08

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

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