CVE-1999-0270 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pfdispaly.cgi program (sometimes referred to as "pfdisplay") for SGI's Performer API Search Tool (performer_tools) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Published: 2000-01-18

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0270	Directory traversal vulnerability in pfdispaly.cgi program (sometimes referred to as "pfdisplay") for SGI's Performer API Search Tool (performer_tools) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980401-01-P
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-041.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/810

History

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Subscriptions

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-01-18T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:34:51.849Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0270

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-04-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0270

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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