CVE-1999-1399 | SGI IRIX 6.2 SpaceWare HOSTNAME privileges management (EDB-19357 / BID-471)

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 6.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SpaceWare. The manipulation of the argument HOSTNAME as part of Environment Variable leads to improper privilege management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1399. Local access is required to approach this attack. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.