CVE-1999-1461
inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local...
- Published
- Sep 12, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 7, 1997
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 59.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program.
Sources
1Yuri Volobuev · irix · May 7, 1997
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