What is CVE-1999-0059?

CVE-1999-0059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 1997-07-14.

How severe is CVE-1999-0059?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Sgi Irix

CVE-1999-0059

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

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 1997-07-14 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Sgi Irix — versions 5.3, 6.1, 6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.osvdb.org/164 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/353 (vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/325 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0059?: CVE-1999-0059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgi Irix, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 1997-07-14.
How severe is CVE-1999-0059?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.