CVE-1999-1494
published 1994-08-09CVE-1999-1494: colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.
PriorityP414low2.1CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCPINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
0.96%
57.0th percentile
colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
| sgi | irix | — | — |
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VulDB
SGI IRIX up to 6.0.1 colorview text information disclosure (EDB-19269 / XFDB-2112)
vuldb·2026-04-16·CVSS 2.1
CVE-1999-1494 [LOW] SGI IRIX up to 6.0.1 colorview text information disclosure (EDB-19269 / XFDB-2112)
A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 5.1/5.1.1/5.2/6.0/6.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component colorview. Performing a manipulation of the argument text results in information disclosure.
This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1494. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
GHSA
GHSA-g63x-c8p3-9qvj: colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-03
CVE-1999-1494 [LOW] GHSA-g63x-c8p3-9qvj: colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5
colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19950209-01-Phttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/675http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/336http://www.tryc.on.ca/archives/bugtraq/1995_1/0614.htmlhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2112ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19950209-01-Phttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/675http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/336http://www.tryc.on.ca/archives/bugtraq/1995_1/0614.htmlhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2112
1994-08-09
Published