CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1286

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.71%

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

Summary

In SGI IRIX 6.2 and earlier, local users can modify arbitrary files and potentially gain root access via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and modification of critical files, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict local users' access to critical system resources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

addnetpr in SGI IRIX 6.2 and earlier allows local users to modify arbitrary files and possibly gain root access via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

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