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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 1, 1997· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0959

CVE-1999-0959

Description

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

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Affected products

8

Sgi/Irix8 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

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References

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