CVE-1999-1040 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Vulnerabilities in (1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in NetWare Cli)
Vulnerabilities in (1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in NetWare Client 1.0 on IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 allows local users to gain root access via a modified IFS environmental variable.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1040 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-04-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Vulnerabilities in (1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in NetWare Client 1.0 on IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 allows local users to gain root access via a modified IFS environmental variable. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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