CVE-1999-0059 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IRIX fam service allows an attacker to obtain a list of all files on the server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00721.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:::::::*

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No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Sgi Subscribe	Irix Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0059	IRIX fam service allows an attacker to obtain a list of all files on the server.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/164
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/353
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/325

History

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T08:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:35:57.570Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0059

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.256Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-07-14T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0059

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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