Is CVE-1999-1131 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-1131 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-1999-1131?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5, published 24 October 1997.

Is there a fix for CVE-1999-1131?

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.

How is CVE-1999-1131 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.

Am I affected by CVE-1999-1131?

Check whether you run OSF Distributed Computing Environment or Sgi Irix at an affected version. 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.

CVE-1999-1131: SGI IRIX OSF DCE buffer overflow in secd

CVE-1999-1131 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5 · Published 1997-10-24

A vulnerability exists in the security daemon of the OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) used in older SGI IRIX operating systems. This component is responsible for managing security and authentication across a network of computers. An attacker can exploit this flaw to crash the security service, potentially disrupting user logins and network-wide security operations.

Technologies: Sgi Irix. Vendors: Sgi.

Quick answers

Is CVE-1999-1131 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-1131 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-1999-1131?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5, published 24 October 1997.
Which products and versions are affected?: Sgi Irix 6.4 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-1999-1131?: 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.
How is CVE-1999-1131 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-1999-1131?: Check whether you run OSF Distributed Computing Environment or Sgi Irix at an affected version. 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.

Technical details

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security daemon (secd). The flaw is triggered when the daemon processes an excessively long string for a principal, group, or organization name. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted request to the daemon, leading to a crash and a denial of service (DoS) condition. This issue primarily affects SGI IRIX version 6.4 and earlier. Patches were historically made available by SGI and The Open Group.

Affected products

SGI IRIX 6.4 and earlier
OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security daemon (secd)

Timeline

1997-10-24: disclosed
1997-10-24: advisory

References

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