PT-1992-1007 · Ibm · Aix

Published 1992-03-19 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1121

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AIX versions prior to 3.2

Description The issue concerns the default configuration for UUCP in AIX, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Recommendations For AIX versions prior to 3.2, update to version 3.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1121

Affected Products

Aix

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1121 · Security Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-06.html · Patch
• http://osvdb.org/891 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/554 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/38 · Note