CVE-1999-1022

Description

serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.

Weakness classification

• nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108