CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1114

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.07%

61th percentile - higher than 61% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain full administrative privileges, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of the Korn Shell or apply relevant security patches to mitigate the risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.

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