CVE-1999-0029
root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.
root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.
- Record
CVE-1999-0029- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0029
root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0029- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65pf-462r-g52c
root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.
root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.
- Record
GHSA-65pf-462r-g52c- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
root privileges via buffer overflow in ordist command on SGI IRIX systems.
- Record
CVE-1999-0029- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SGI IRIX 5.3/6.2 - 'ordist' Local Privilege Escalation | 1997-05-24 |
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-1999-0029 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sgi Irix, published July 16, 1997. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.