SGI IRIX up to 6.4 netprint PATH privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component netprint. The manipulation of the argument PATH as part of Environment Variable results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-1999-1120. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component netprint. The manipulation of the argument PATH as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

netprint in SGI IRIX 6.4 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable for finding and executing the disable program, which allows local users to gain privileges.

The issue has been introduced in 11/01/1994. The weakness was released 01/04/1997 by Yuri Volobuev as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1120. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 795 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2107), Exploit-DB (19313), SecurityFocus (BID 395†) and OSVDB (993†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Yuri Volobuev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13836
X-Force: 2107
SecurityFocus: 395 - IRIX netprint Vulnerability
OSVDB: 993 - IRIX netprint PATH Subversion Privilege Escalation

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 00:33
Updated: 04/16/2026 14:34
Changes: 06/18/2014 00:33 (57), 04/11/2019 09:31 (6), 09/03/2024 03:07 (25), 04/16/2026 14:34 (3)
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