CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1039

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

Vulnerability in diskalign and diskperf in IRIX 6.4 patches 2291 and 2848 allows a local user to create root-owned files leading to a root compromise.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to complete loss of control over the system by unauthorized users, posing a serious security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply the latest patches and restrict access to diskalign and diskperf to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in (1) diskalign and (2) diskperf in IRIX 6.4 patches 2291 and 2848 allow a local user to create root-owned files leading to a root compromise.

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