# CVE-1999-1039: Vulnerability in (1) diskalign and (2) diskperf in IRIX 6.4 patches 2291 and 2848 allow a local user to create…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1039-vulnerability-in-1-diskalign-and-2-diskperf-in-irix-6-4-patches  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 1998-05-27. Updated: 2026-05-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-1999-1039 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 1998-05-27

Vulnerability in (1) diskalign and (2) diskperf in IRIX 6.4 patches 2291 and 2848 allow a local user to create root-owned files leading to a root compromise.

Technologies: [Sgi Irix](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/irix). Vendors: [Sgi](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sgi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-1999-1039 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-1039 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-1999-1039?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 27 May 1998.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Sgi Irix. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-1999-1039?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-1999-1039?** Check whether you run Sgi Irix. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Sgi Irix

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