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CVE-1999-1399

spaceball program in SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0 in IRIX 6.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by setting the HOSTNAME environmental variable to contain the commands to be executed.

  • Published: Aug 20, 1997
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-1999-1399
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
sgi / irix 6.2 6.2.x