CVE-1999-0959
HighPublished
IRIX startmidi program allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Published
- Jul 12, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 9, 1997
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C0.7%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 51.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
IRIX startmidi program allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Sources
1David Hedley · irix · Feb 9, 1997
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