VulnerabilityModified
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.
LOW 1.2EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/os/bos.acct.4.3.1.0.info
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX75554&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX76330&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX76853&apar=only
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/408Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7675
- http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/os/bos.acct.4.3.1.0.info
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX75554&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX76330&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX76853&apar=only
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/408Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7675
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.