What is the severity of CVE-1999-1183?

CVE-1999-1183 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for remote command execution.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1183?

To mitigate CVE-1999-1183, upgrade to a patched version of SGI IRIX that addresses this vulnerability.

What systems are affected by CVE-1999-1183?

CVE-1999-1183 affects SGI IRIX versions 6.3 and 6.4.

What type of attack is facilitated by CVE-1999-1183?

CVE-1999-1183 allows for remote command execution attacks by exploiting trojan horse descriptor files.

Is authentication required to exploit CVE-1999-1183?

No, CVE-1999-1183 can be exploited by remote attackers without requiring authentication.

Vulnerability/
CVE-1999-1183

high

7.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

2/4/1998

12/9/2001

20/11/2024

CVE-1999-1183

First published: Thu Apr 02 1998(Updated: )

System Manager sysmgr GUI in SGI IRIX 6.4 and 6.3 allows remote attackers to execute commands by providing a trojan horse (1) runtask or (2) runexec descriptor file, which is used to execute a System Manager Task when the user's Mailcap entry supports the x-sgi-task or x-sgi-exec type.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
SGI IRIX	=6.4
SGI IRIX	=6.3
	=6.3
	=6.4

Remedy

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-01-PX

Remedy

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980403-02-PX

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1183?
CVE-1999-1183 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for remote command execution.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1183?
To mitigate CVE-1999-1183, upgrade to a patched version of SGI IRIX that addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-1999-1183?
CVE-1999-1183 affects SGI IRIX versions 6.3 and 6.4.
What type of attack is facilitated by CVE-1999-1183?
CVE-1999-1183 allows for remote command execution attacks by exploiting trojan horse descriptor files.
Is authentication required to exploit CVE-1999-1183?
No, CVE-1999-1183 can be exploited by remote attackers without requiring authentication.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1183?
CVE-1999-1183 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for remote command execution.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1183?
To mitigate CVE-1999-1183, upgrade to a patched version of SGI IRIX that addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-1999-1183?
CVE-1999-1183 affects SGI IRIX versions 6.3 and 6.4.
What type of attack is facilitated by CVE-1999-1183?
CVE-1999-1183 allows for remote command execution attacks by exploiting trojan horse descriptor files.
Is authentication required to exploit CVE-1999-1183?
No, CVE-1999-1183 can be exploited by remote attackers without requiring authentication.