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CVE-1999-1079

Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.

Published

1999-05-06T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System ibm aix 3.2.5 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.2 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.3 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.4 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.5 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.2 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.2.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.3 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.3.2 Yes
References