SGI IRIX up to 6.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 5.3/6.2/6.3/6.4/6.5. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0413. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SGI IRIX 5.3/6.2/6.3/6.4/6.5 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow in the SGI X server allows local users to gain root access through the X server font path.

The issue has been introduced in 11/01/1994. The weakness was disclosed 03/01/1999 as 19990301-01-PX as not defined patch (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0413. 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 1581 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying the patch 19990301-01-PX is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at patches.sgi.com.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 19990301-01-PX

Timelineinfo

11/01/1994 🔍
03/01/1999 +1581 days 🔍
03/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +5590 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: 19990301-01-PX⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0413 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0413
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14537

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 17:19
Updated: 04/18/2026 17:39
Changes: 06/20/2014 17:19 (43), 04/11/2019 09:53 (10), 04/18/2026 17:39 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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