IRIX startmidi program allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack
Published Jul 12, 2000
No CVSS score
EPSS 0.71%
Description
IRIX startmidi program allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.71% 0.00706
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00706
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 51.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 48.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 32.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980301-01-PX vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://www.osvdb.org/8447 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/469 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1634 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980301-01-PX | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/8447 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/469 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1634 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2000
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Dec 8, 1999
Link CVE-1999-0959
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a