CVE-1999-1461

7.2

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

0.96%

LOW RiskEPSS (60th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

inpview in InPerson on IRIX 5.3 through IRIX 6.5.10 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ttsession program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse ttsession program.

Published: 5/7/1997

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.2

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.96%LOW Exploitation Risk

60th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.96% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 60% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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