Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1399 (CCN-7194)

Assigned:1997-08-20
Published:1997-08-20
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
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:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
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: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 20 Aug 1997 15:53:31 +0200
SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1399

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19970820 SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0

Source: CCN
Type: SGI Support Web site
Supportfolio Online

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6333
spaceware spaceball HOSTNAME Variable Arbitrary Privileged Command Execution

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
471

Source: CCN
Type: BID-471
IRIX SpaceWare Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
spaceware-hostname-command-execution(7194)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi irix 6.2
    sgi irix 5.2
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 5.0.1
    sgi irix 5.1
    sgi irix 5.1.1
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 5.0
    sgi irix 6.2