First published: Wed Oct 30 1996(Updated: )
Indigo Magic System Tour in the SGI system tour package (systour) for IRIX 5.x through 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse .exitops program, which is called by the inst command that is executed by the RemoveSystemTour program.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
SGI IRIX | =6.0.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.3 | |
SGI IRIX | <=6.3 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.0.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.0.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.1.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.0 | |
SGI IRIX | =5 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.2 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.0 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.3 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.2 | |
<=6.3 | ||
=5 | ||
=5.0 | ||
=5.0.1 | ||
=5.1 | ||
=5.1.1 | ||
=5.2 | ||
=5.3 | ||
=5.3 | ||
=6.0 | ||
=6.0.1 | ||
=6.0.1 | ||
=6.1 | ||
=6.2 |
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CVE-1999-1384 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for local users to gain root privileges.
To fix CVE-1999-1384, it is recommended to remove the Indigo Magic System Tour package from your SGI IRIX system.
CVE-1999-1384 affects all SGI IRIX versions from 5.x up to and including 6.3.
The attack vector for CVE-1999-1384 involves a local user exploiting a Trojan horse .exitops program called by the inst command.
No, CVE-1999-1384 can only be exploited locally by users who have already gained access to the system.