CVE-1999-1398 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Vulnerability in xfsdump in SGI IRIX may allow local users t)
Vulnerability in xfsdump in SGI IRIX may allow local users to obtain root privileges via the bck.log log file, possibly via a symlink attack.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1398 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1997-05-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Vulnerability in xfsdump in SGI IRIX may allow local users to obtain root privileges via the bck.log log file, possibly via a symlink attack. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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