CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-1999-1022
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.2
EPSS
0.80%
Original NVD Description
serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.