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CVE-1999-1486

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published

1998-02-25T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.2 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

1.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
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
References