CVE-1999-0959
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—💥 Exploit
IRIX startmidi program allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.71%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 52
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · SGI IRIX 6.4 - 'startmidi' Local Privilege Escalation (9/2/1997)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980301-01-PX
- http://www.osvdb.org/8447
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/469
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1634
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980301-01-PX
- http://www.osvdb.org/8447
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/469
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1634
JSON original (NVD)
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