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CVE-1999-1399

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.89%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1997-08-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1399
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.89%

Original NVD Description

spaceball program in SpaceWare 7.3 v1.0 in IRIX 6.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by setting the HOSTNAME environmental variable to contain the commands to be executed.