CVE-1999-1494

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 1994-08-09 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1494, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1494

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N