SGI IRIX 5.1/5.2 SGI Help System sgihelp privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 5.1/5.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file sgihelp of the component SGI Help System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vulnerability in sgihelp in the sgi help system and print manager in irix 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges possibly through the clogin command.

The bug was discovered 08/01/1994. The weakness was published 08/10/1994 by FIRST with CERT as not defined advisory (AUSCERT). The advisory is shared at cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1219. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 343 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (511). Similar entries are available at 13687 and 13684.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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09/01/1993 🔍
08/01/1994 +334 days 🔍
08/10/1994 +9 days 🔍
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12/02/1996 +844 days 🔍
11/29/2006 +3649 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +2757 days 🔍
07/11/2019 +1850 days 🔍

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Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: CERT
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1219 (🔍)
X-Force: 511
Vulnerability Center: 13176 - SGI IRIX 5.2 and Earlier Help System and Print Manager Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 468 - IRIX sgihelp Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8558 - SGI help system and print manager can lead to root access

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 13:23
Updated: 07/11/2019 09:57
Changes: 06/17/2014 13:23 (65), 07/11/2019 09:57 (3)
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