CVE-1999-1494 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1475	colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00527.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19950209-01-P
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/675
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/336
http://www.tryc.on.ca/archives/bugtraq/1995_1/0614.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2112

History

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Subscriptions

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.517Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1494

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1994-08-09T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1494

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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