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CVE-1999-1487

Vulnerability in digest in AIX 4.3 allows printq users to gain root privileges by creating and/or modifing any file on the system.

Published

1998-01-21T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

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