What is CVE-1999-0036?

CVE-1999-0036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 1997-05-26.

How severe is CVE-1999-0036?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Sgi Irix

CVE-1999-0036

IRIX login program with a nonzero LOCKOUT parameter allows creation or damage to files.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 1997-05-26 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sgi Irix — versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.osvdb.org/990 (vdb-entry)
www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/h-106.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/557 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0036?: CVE-1999-0036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 1997-05-26.
How severe is CVE-1999-0036?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.