TI-1999-01448 Aliases CVE-1999-1501 GHSA-442g-whj9-hm26

(1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in SGI OS2 IRIX 6.3 does not properly clear the IFS…

LOW 21Published 2001-09-12 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

(1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in SGI OS2 IRIX 6.3 does not properly clear the IFS environmental variable before executing system calls, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:::::::*	6.3	Vulnerable	Sgi

cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1501
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-442g-whj9-hm26

References

Other 1

19980408 SGI O2 ipx security issue

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TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2002-01252 Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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

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Sources

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