PT-1997-1159 · Ibm · Aix

Published 1997-08-01 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0566

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions No specific software or versions mentioned.

Description The issue allows an attacker to write to syslog files from any location, potentially causing a denial of service by filling up the logs. This could also be used to hide malicious activities.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0566

Affected Products

Aix

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0566 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0566 · Note