in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command. NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) -- services.nvd.nist.gov (CVE / CVSS / CPE). {"cve":{"id":"CVE-1999-1219","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","published":"1994-08-11T04:00:00.000","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:49:58.367","vulnStatus":"Modified","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command."}],"affected":[{"source":"cve@mitre.org","affectedData":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":7.2,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"},"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":10.0,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":true,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"NVD-CWE-Other"}]}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"333103D5-71B8-4DC1-90F7-15F2841955D6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"E292DA15-91BF-4957-9C0F-A69518538BED"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml","source":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.html","source":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468","source":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/511","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-33.shtml","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1994-13.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/468","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/511","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}]}},