CVE-1999-1219

high

Description

Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/511

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.html

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1994-08-11

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