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CVE-1999-0959

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—💥 Exploit

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

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Affected technologies (1)

SGI — Irix

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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