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CVE-1999-1494

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1994-08-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• Sgi Irix: 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2, 6.0, 6.0.1

References

• 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
• 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

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