CVE-1999-1468 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the rdist utility across various UNIX systems, including Cray, NeXT, SGI, and Sun. The flaw stems from rdist's use of popen to execute sendmail, allowing local attackers to manipulate the IFS variable and gain root privileges. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.2), it requires high attack complexity but grants complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:next:next:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:next:next:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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