SGI IRIX up to 6.4 Runtime Linker privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Runtime Linker. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-1143. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Runtime Linker. 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:

vulnerability in runtime linker program rld in sgi irix 6.x and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via setuid and setgid programs.

The weakness was presented 05/28/1997 as 19970504-01-PX as confirmed patch (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1143. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at patches.sgi.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (2109). Additional details are provided at ciac.llnl.gov. See VDB-13905 and VDB-13901 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: patches.sgi.com

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05/28/1997 🔍
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06/18/2014 +6230 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: 19970504-01-PX⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1143 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13903
X-Force: 2109 - IRIX runtime linker \

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 11:16
Updated: 04/16/2026 19:44
Changes: 06/18/2014 11:16 (51), 05/19/2018 09:48 (6), 04/16/2026 19:44 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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