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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Sgi Irix — versions 3.3, 3.3.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-08.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/3164.php (vdb-entry)
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.