IRIX login program with a nonzero LOCKOUT parameter allows creation or damage to files.
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
IRIX login program with a nonzero LOCKOUT parameter allows creation or damage to files.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01401 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0036
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr54-rrhq-w6j3
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- TI-2001-00769 lpsched in IRIX 6.5.13f and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0036 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0036 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jr54-rrhq-w6j3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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