CVE-1999-1022
— NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.4%
- Published: 1994-10-02T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user’s PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.
Related CVE by CWE
No related CWE found.
Top CVE for Vendor
No vendor taxonomy on this entry.
Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities
No recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
How to fix CVE-1999-1022
CVE-1999-1022 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user’s PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorNo vendor taxonomy on this entry.Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user’s PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorNo vendor taxonomy on this entry.Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
Oct 02, 1994
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 30, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
No vendor/product data available.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464 [Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2111 []
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/930 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/464 [Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2111 []