CVE-1999-0948 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the uum program of the Canna input system, affecting SGI, Sun, and Turbolinux systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges due to its low attack complexity. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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