SGI IRIX 5.3/6.1/6.2/6.3 fam Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in SGI IRIX 5.3/6.1/6.2/6.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component fam Service. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-1999-0059. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SGI IRIX 5.3/6.1/6.2/6.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component fam Service. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

irix fam service allows an attacker to obtain a list of all files on the server.

The issue has been introduced in 11/01/1994. The weakness was released 06/14/1997 by SecurNET with Secure Networks Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.nl. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0059. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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 956 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10216 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 66035 (Silicon Graphics IRIX fam RPC Service Directory Listing Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (325), Tenable (10216), SecurityFocus (BID 353†), OSVDB (164†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-201†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13945, VDB-13944 and VDB-13943. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10216
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IRIX 6.4
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06/14/1997 +956 days 🔍
07/14/1997 +30 days 🔍
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06/18/2014 +4256 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: packetstormsecurity.nl
Researcher: SecurNET
Organization: Secure Networks Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13941
X-Force: 325
SecurityFocus: 353 - IRIX fam service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 164 - IRIX File Alteration Monitor (fam) Arbitrary Directory Listing
Vulnerability Center: 201 - IRIX Fam Service Discloses File List on Server, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 12:20
Updated: 04/16/2026 22:43
Changes: 06/18/2014 12:20 (68), 05/05/2019 14:56 (2), 08/02/2024 00:39 (26), 10/28/2025 02:43 (5), 04/16/2026 22:43 (10)
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