Public exploit available

Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-1999-1219 — Irix vulnerability

5 documents5 sources

Severity

7.2HIGHNVD

EPSS

0.2%

top 57.60%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

PoC available

Public exploit / PoC exists

Affected products

SGI Irix

Timeline

PublishedAug 11

Latest updateApr 16

Description

Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDsgi/irix5.1, 5.2+1

Patches

Patch: ciac.llnl.gov ↗Patch: www.cert.org ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

VulDB

SGI IRIX 5.1/5.2 SGI Help System sgihelp privileges management (EDB-19354 / XFDB-511)↗2026-04-16

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GHSA

GHSA-66gj-m4p3-m782: Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5↗2022-04-30

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CVEList

CVE-1999-1219: Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5↗2001-09-12

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💥Exploits & PoCs

Exploit-DB

SGI IRIX 5.1/5.2 - 'sgihelp' Local Privilege Escalation↗1996-12-02

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