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UK Cyber Defence
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 0.31%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). 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
0.31% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
ibm/aix
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.