4.6
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-0026

Published: 16/07/1997 Updated: 17/08/2022
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 465
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

root privileges via buffer overflow in pset command on SGI IRIX systems.

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sgi irix

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/457/info The pset utility, as shipped by SGI with Irix 5x and 6x through 63, contains a buffer overflow, which can allow any user on the system to execute arbitrary code on the machine as root Pset is used to configure and administer processor groups in multiprocessor systems By supplying a well crafte ...