CVE-1999-1183

N/A Unknown
Published: April 02, 1998 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

System Manager sysmgr GUI in SGI IRIX 6.4 and 6.3 allows remote attackers to execute commands by providing a trojan horse (1) runtask or (2) runexec descriptor file, which is used to execute a System Manager Task when the user's Mailcap entry supports the x-sgi-task or x-sgi-exec type.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/8556
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-01-PX
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-02-PX
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/809.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/8556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sgi