Description
Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Yuri Volobuev · textlocalirix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19353
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtml
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_auscert
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.17.suid_exec.vul
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sgi
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980405-01-I
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2100
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/467
Scores
EPSS
0.0059
EPSS Percentile
69.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (12)
sgi/irix
5.0
sgi/irix
5.0.1
sgi/irix
5.1
sgi/irix
5.1.1
sgi/irix
5.2
sgi/irix
5.3
sgi/irix
6.0
sgi/irix
6.0.1 (2 CPE variants)
sgi/irix
6.1
sgi/irix
6.2
... and 2 more
Published
Apr 08, 1998
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026