What is CVE-1999-1554?

CVE-1999-1554 is a vulnerability in Sgi Irix. Published 1990-10-31.

Is CVE-1999-1554 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Sgi Irix

CVE-1999-1554

/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Sgi Irix — versions 3.3, 3.3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon
dev-elliotesco/security-cve-mr
joscanoga/Reto-python-CRM

References

cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-1554?: CVE-1999-1554 is a vulnerability in Sgi Irix. Published 1990-10-31.
Is CVE-1999-1554 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.