CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0029

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.25%

65th percentile - higher than 65% of all known CVEs

Summary

CVE-1999-0029 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ordist command on SGI IRIX systems, which can lead to root privilege escalation.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain full control over the system, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update SGI IRIX systems and to monitor and restrict access to the ordist command.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS