A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SGI IRIX 6.5/6.5.1/6.5.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Virtual Filesystem Handler. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1485. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.