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CVE-1999-0959

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1997-02-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IRIX startmidi program allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 5, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 (+1)

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/8447
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/469
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1634
• http://www.osvdb.org/8447
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/469
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1634

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