VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1208
Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.77% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419330&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419337&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/803
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419330&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419337&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/803
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.