CVE-1999-1399

SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1399. PoCs published by J.A. Guitierrez.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the SpaceBall game on Irix 6.2 by manipulating the $HOSTNAME environment variable to execute arbitrary commands, leading to privilege escalation by creating a setuid root shell.

Description

spaceball program in SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0 in IRIX 6.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by setting the HOSTNAME environmental variable to contain the commands to be executed.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by J.A. Guitierrez · bashdosirix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19357

This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the SpaceBall game on Irix 6.2 by manipulating the $HOSTNAME environment variable to execute arbitrary commands, leading to privilege escalation by creating a setuid root shell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SpaceBall game on Irix 6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system running Irix 6.2 with the SpaceBall game installed · Ability to set environment variables
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/471
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719552&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0089
EPSS Percentile 54.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
sgi/irix 6.2
Published Aug 20, 1997
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026