Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-1999-1494 — Irix vulnerability

5 documents5 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
SGI Irix
Timeline
PublishedAug 9
Latest updateApr 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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDsgi/irix5 versions+4

Patches

Patch: patches.sgi.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.tryc.on.ca ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
VulDB
SGI IRIX up to 6.0.1 colorview text information disclosure (EDB-19269 / XFDB-2112)↗2026-04-16
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GHSA
GHSA-g63x-c8p3-9qvj: colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5↗2022-05-03
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CVEList
CVE-1999-1494: colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5↗2002-03-09
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
SGI IRIX 6.0.1 - 'colorview' Read Files↗1995-02-09
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CVE-1999-1494 — SGI Irix vulnerability | cvebase