Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1022 (CCN-2111)

Assigned:1994-10-02
Published:1994-10-02
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.1 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.2 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 19941001-01-P
Visual Serial Port Manager for IRIX 4.x

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun, 2 Oct 1994 08:17:58 -1000
Re: Wanted: hackers for tiger team (new england area)

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin F-01
SGI IRIX serial_ports Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1022

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1310

Source: CCN
Type: Firewall Mailing List, Wed, 2 Feb 1994 15:01:42 -1000
IRIX Race Conditions

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 17058
IRIX serial_ports Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
19941002

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
464

Source: CCN
Type: BID-464
IRIX serial_ports Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sgi-serialports(2111)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sgi-serialports(2111)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.4t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5_iop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5_ipr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi irix 4
    sgi irix 5.2
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 4.0.5
    sgi irix 4.0.1
    sgi irix 4.0.1t
    sgi irix 4.0.2
    sgi irix 4.0.3
    sgi irix 4.0.4
    sgi irix 4.0.4b
    sgi irix 4.0.4t
    sgi irix 4.0.5_iop
    sgi irix 4.0.5a
    sgi irix 4.0.5b
    sgi irix 4.0.5d
    sgi irix 4.0.5e
    sgi irix 4.0.5f
    sgi irix 4.0.5g
    sgi irix 4.0.5h
    sgi irix 4.0
    sgi irix 4.0.5_ipr