Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-1999-1219 is an old local privilege escalation in SGI IRIX 5.2 and earlier. A person who can already log into an affected system may be able to become root through SGI help or print-manager components. This matters mainly for legacy SGI environments; no active exploitation is cited in the provided sources. Exposure is likely limited to legacy SGI IRIX 5.2 or earlier systems where local users can access the affected help or print-manager functionality. Modern estates are unlikely to be exposed unless they retain old SGI systems for industrial, research, archival, or lab workloads. Prioritize this if the organization still operates SGI IRIX 5.2 or earlier. The business risk is concentrated in legacy systems with local users, where compromise could lead to full system control. If no such systems exist, priority is low after inventory confirmation. Mitigation focus: Identify any SGI IRIX 5.2 or earlier systems still in operation.; Check SGI, CERT, CIAC, or IBM X-Force guidance for vendor-specific fixes.; Restrict local shell access to affected legacy systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- sgi-prn-mgr(511)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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