Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1554 (CCN-3164)

Assigned:1990-10-31
Published:1990-10-31
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1554

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1990-08
IRIX 3.3 & 3.31 /usr/sbin/Mail

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-1990-08

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sgi-irix-reset(3164)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8567
IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Arbitrary Mail Spool Access

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
13

Source: CCN
Type: BID-13
IRIX /usr/sbin/Mail Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sgi-irix-reset(3164)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi irix 3.3
    sgi irix 3.3.1
    sgi irix 3.2
    sgi irix 3.3
    sgi irix 3.3.1
    sgi irix 3.3.2
    sgi irix 3.3.3