SGI IRIX 4/5.2/5.3 Serial Port Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SGI IRIX 4/5.2/5.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Serial Port Handler. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-1022. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 4/5.2/5.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Serial Port Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.

The weakness was disclosed 10/02/1994 by transit as not defined posting (No-More-Secrets). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1022. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2111), Exploit-DB (19351) and SecurityFocus (BID 464†). The entries VDB-13685 and VDB-13684 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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10/02/1994 +242 days 🔍
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06/17/2014 +7198 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: transit
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13687
X-Force: 2111 - IRIX serial_ports administration tool could compromise privileges
SecurityFocus: 464 - IRIX serial_ports Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 13:25
Updated: 04/16/2026 07:52
Changes: 06/17/2014 13:25 (51), 05/18/2018 09:18 (6), 08/23/2024 12:48 (25), 04/16/2026 07:52 (3)
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