Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possi…

published 1994-08-11 32 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1200

cvss: 7.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

links 3

securityfocus.com/bid/468 advisory
ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml advisory
cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.html advisory

Timeline

1994-08-11 Published
1996-12-02 First public exploit (EDB-19354)

Exploit prediction

1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-19354 SGI IRIX 5.1/5.2 - 'sgihelp' Local Privilege Escalation local, 1996-12-02
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

securityfocus.com /bid/468
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
ciac.llnl.gov /ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml
third-party-advisory, government-resource, patch, vendor-advisory
cert.org /advisories/CA-1994-13.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/511
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-1219
NVD CVE-1999-1219

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary