CVE-1999-1022
serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1022- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1022- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1003 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1003- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29g7-m78g-3fx6 No score
serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental...
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.
- Record
GHSA-29g7-m78g-3fx6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SGI IRIX 5.2/5.3 - 'serial_ports' Local Privilege Escalation | 1994-02-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1022 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Sgi Irix, published October 2, 1994. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.