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Fencer Vulns
high 8.4

CVE-1999-0036 json

IRIX login program with a nonzero LOCKOUT parameter allows creation or damage to files.

published 1997-05-26 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0036

cvss
8.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

IRIX login program with a nonzero LOCKOUT parameter allows creation or damage to files.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19310)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19310 SGI IRIX 6.4 - 'login' Local Privilege Escalation local, 1997-05-26
  • EDB-336 SGI IRIX - '/bin/login' Local Buffer Overflow local, 1997-05-26

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • sgi irix

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

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