CVE-1999-1399

N/A Unknown
Published: August 20, 1997 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/471
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719552&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
60th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sgi