CVE-1999-0036

CVE-1999-0036 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the SGI IRIX login program. Specifically, a non-zero LOCKOUT parameter allows an attacker to create or damage files, potentially leading to system compromise. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.4, indicating a significant risk with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and can be exploited locally with low complexity. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.