SGI IRIX 6.4 Pathname Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SGI IRIX 6.4. This affects an unknown function of the component Pathname Handler. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0313. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 6.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Pathname Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

disk_bandwidth on SGI IRIX 6.4 S2MP for Origin/Onyx2 allows local users to gain root access using relative pathnames.

The issue has been introduced in 11/01/1996. The weakness was published 07/01/1998 by Agent (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0313. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 607 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1441), SecurityFocus (BID 214†) and OSVDB (936†). Similar entry is available at VDB-14166. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/01/1996 🔍
07/01/1998 +607 days 🔍
07/01/1998 +0 days 🔍
07/20/1998 +19 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +1677 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +4135 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Researcher: Agent
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0313 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0313
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14165
X-Force: 1441
SecurityFocus: 214 - IRIX disk_bandwidth Vulnerability
OSVDB: 936 - IRIX disk_bandwidth Relative Pathname Privilege Escalation

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 16:06
Updated: 04/17/2026 14:02
Changes: 06/19/2014 16:06 (53), 04/11/2019 21:19 (5), 04/17/2026 14:02 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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