What is CVE-1999-0039?

CVE-1999-0039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 1997-05-06.

How severe is CVE-1999-0039?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

RCE in Sgi Irix

CVE-1999-0039

webdist CGI program (webdist.cgi) in SGI IRIX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the distloc parameter.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.162 (96.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.162 · newest: 0.162 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sgi Irix — versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/333 (vdb-entry)
www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1997-12.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/374 (vdb-entry)
www.osvdb.org/235 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0039?: CVE-1999-0039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 1997-05-06.
How severe is CVE-1999-0039?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.