CVE-1999-0028

High

Published: 16/07/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.44%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

CVE-1999-0028 allows for root privileges via buffer overflow in the login/scheme command on SGI IRIX systems.

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete control over the system by an unauthorized user.

It is recommended to update the SGI IRIX system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

root privileges via buffer overflow in login/scheme command on SGI IRIX systems.