SGI IRIX up to 6.4 mediad privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component mediad. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-0329. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SGI IRIX up to 6.4 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component mediad. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SGI mediad program allows local users to gain root access.

The issue has been introduced in 09/01/1993. The weakness was released 06/01/1998 as 19980602-01-PX as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0329. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 1734 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-14138 and VDB-14137. 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: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/01/1993 🔍
06/01/1998 +1734 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +5862 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: 19980602-01-PX⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0329 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14141
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 15:41
Updated: 04/17/2026 11:58
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:41 (43), 04/11/2019 09:30 (10), 04/17/2026 11:58 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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