CVE-1999-1461

Summary

CVE-1999-1461 is a vulnerability affecting the inpview component of InPerson on IRIX 5.3 to IRIX 6.5.10. This issue allows local users to gain root access by manipulating the PATH environmental variable. The vulnerable application, inpview, mistakenly trusts this variable when executing the ttsession program. By modifying the PATH to include a malicious ttsession, an attacker can execute the Trojan horse and ultimately obtain root privileges.

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