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CVE-1999-1114

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FAUCET Score

CVE-1999-1114 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program, specifically affecting SGI IRIX 6.x and earlier. This flaw allows local users to achieve root privileges due to the program's setuid permissions. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it presents a low attack complexity and requires local access, but grants complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog or having active Metasploit/Nuclei exploits, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-19353 · Dec 2, 1996
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0107 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ftp.auscert.org.au / pub/auscert/advisory/AA-96.17.suid_exec.vul
patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/19980405-01-I
PatchVendor Advisory
ciac.llnl.gov / ciac/bulletins/h-15a.shtml
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/2100
securityfocus.com / bid/467
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory