CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0108

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.71%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

The printers program in IRIX has a buffer overflow that allows local users to gain root access.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk as local users can obtain full administrative privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the IRIX system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the root account.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The printers program in IRIX has a buffer overflow that gives root access to local users.

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