CVE-1999-0765

Summary

CVE-1999-0765 is a vulnerability affecting the midikeys program in SGI IRIX. This issue allows local users to manipulate file contents through a text editor, posing a risk to system security and data integrity. The midikeys program, responsible for managing keyboard layouts, unfortunately provides an unintended editing functionality that can be exploited to modify arbitrary files, thereby compromising the system's security.

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