PT-1998-1231 · Ibm · Aix

Published 1998-01-21 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1487

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 version 4.3

Description The issue allows printq users to gain root privileges by creating and/or modifying any file on the system.

Recommendations For AIX version 4.3, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1487

Affected Products

Aix

References · 4

• http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rt=0&rs=0&org=apars&doc=41D8B61D1E1C4FAB852567C9002C546C · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1487 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7477.php · Note