Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1461 (CCN-5065)

Assigned:1997-05-07
Published:1997-05-07
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program.
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:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 20001101-01-I
InPerson Vulnerabilities

Source: SGI
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
20001101-01-I

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 7 May 1997 05:48:00 -0500
Irix: misc

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 02 2000 - 14:24:31 CDT
[LSD] some unpublished LSD exploit codes

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1461

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0799

Source: CCN
Type: Last Stage of Delirium Research Group
/usr/lib/InPerson/inpview

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19970507 Irix: misc

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1486
IRIX inpview .ilmpAAA Symlink Local Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59290
IRIX InPerson inpview Path Subversion Local Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1530
IRIX inpview Race Condition Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
381

Source: CCN
Type: BID-381
IRIX inpview Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
irix-inpview-symlink(5065)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 6.1
    sgi irix 6.2
    sgi irix 6.3
    sgi irix 6.4
    sgi irix 6.5.10
    sgi irix 6.5