{"id":"CVE-1999-1494","title":"colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.","summary":"colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.","severity":"low","cvss":2.1,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","published":"1994-08-09","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1494","references":[{"url":"ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19950209-01-P","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/675","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/336","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.tryc.on.ca/archives/bugtraq/1995_1/0614.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2112","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19950209-01-P","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/675","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/336","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.tryc.on.ca/archives/bugtraq/1995_1/0614.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2112","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00951,"epssPercentile":0.59776,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-19T03:39:00.738Z","exploitAvailable":true,"exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"checkedAt":"2026-09-23T07:13:13.790Z"},"slug":"CVE-1999-1494","body":"## Overview\n\ncolorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":11.6,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}