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CVE-1999-1554

Published

33 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Low

Impact Analysis

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/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: Low
Base Score: 2.1/10
Exploit Score: 3.9/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:::::::*	Yes	-	-
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:::::::*	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-08.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/3164.php