CVE-1999-1183

High CVSS 7.6

Published 1998-04-02 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1183, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

System Manager sysmgr GUI in SGI IRIX 6.4 and 6.3 allows remote attackers to execute commands by providing a trojan horse (1) runtask or (2) runexec descriptor file, which is used to execute a System Manager Task when the user's Mailcap entry supports the x-sgi-task or x-sgi-exec type.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1183

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C