CVE-1999-1114

Summary

CVE-1999-1114 is a dangerous buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the suid_exec program in Korn Shell (ksh) on IRIX 6.x and potentially other operating systems. The issue arises due to insufficient bounds checking, enabling local users to manipulate input data and overwrite memory beyond the intended buffer. Successful exploitation grants attackers root privileges, significantly escalating their access to the system. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to system security and requires immediate patching.

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