CVE-1999-0039
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 29, 1999 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:47 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIrix
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
webdist CGI program (webdist.cgi) in SGI IRIX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the distloc parameter.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SGI
Source: [email protected]
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19970501-02-PXThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1997-12.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/333SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.3HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-77
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