CVE-1999-0765 describes a critical vulnerability in the SGI IRIX midikeys program, allowing local users to modify arbitrary files through a text editor. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this flaw presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV list, an exploit for root access is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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