CVE-1999-1461

inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program.

Affected products

Irix

Sgi Irix

= 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5.10

Fix

Available

CVSS 2.0

7.2 HIGH

EPSS

1.0% (59th percentile)

NVD status

Modified

Published

2001-09-12