CVE-1999-1022 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trus)
serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1022 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1994-10-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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