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CVE-1999-1286 — HIGH severity vulnerability (addnetpr in SGI IRIX 6.2 and earlier allows local users to m)

addnetpr in SGI IRIX 6.2 and earlier allows local users to modify arbitrary files and possibly gain root access via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1286
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1997-05-09
Last modified2026-04-16
Descriptionaddnetpr in SGI IRIX 6.2 and earlier allows local users to modify arbitrary files and possibly gain root access via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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