SGI IRIX up to 6.3 webdist.cgi privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in SGI IRIX up to 6.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file webdist.cgi. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0039. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file webdist.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

webdist cgi program (webdist.cgi) in sgi irix allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the distloc parameter.

The issue has been introduced in 03/01/1993. The weakness was published 05/06/1997 by FIRST as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0039. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit 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 1527 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10299 (IRIX webdist.cgi Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10008 (webdist CGI Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1147. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 521.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (333), Exploit-DB (19299), Tenable (10299), SecurityFocus (BID 374†) and OSVDB (235†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13889, VDB-13888, VDB-13887 and VDB-13886. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10299
Nessus Name: IRIX webdist.cgi Arbitrary Command Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1147
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP cat_ access
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06/17/2014 +4255 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13885
X-Force: 333
SecurityFocus: 374 - IRIX cgi-bin webdist.cgi Vulnerabilty
OSVDB: 235 - IRIX webdist.cgi distloc Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 195 - webdist CGI IRIX cmd exec, High

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

Created: 06/18/2014 01:24
Updated: 04/16/2026 18:07
Changes: 06/18/2014 01:24 (79), 05/05/2019 14:26 (3), 12/15/2024 13:07 (27), 10/28/2025 03:56 (2), 04/16/2026 18:07 (10)
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