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CVE-1999-1398

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.80%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1997-05-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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-1999-1398
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.2
EPSS
0.80%

Original NVD Description

Vulnerability in xfsdump in SGI IRIX may allow local users to obtain root privileges via the bck.log log file, possibly via a symlink attack.