CVE-1999-1114

Korn Shell <6.x - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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