PT-1997-1203 · Ibm · Aix

Published 1997-07-21 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1208

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 4.2 and earlier

Description A buffer overflow issue in the ping command allows local users to gain root privileges by providing a long command line argument.

Recommendations For AIX versions 4.2 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1208

Affected Products

Aix

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19307 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1208 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419330&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419337&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/803 · Note